Sniper Elite V2 Review

Sniper Elite V2 is a followup that builds on the previous game. It is a first person shooter set near the end of WW2. Your main task is to stop Russians from capturing the Nazi scientists and expanding their superpower status. The cut scenes and the voice over acting add a nice atmospheric atmosphere to the game to make you believe you are in WW2. Basically you are a sniper and use stealth to complete your missions.

Many of your kills you will take aim with a M1903 Springfield rifle. The aiming mechanism is quite interesting and adds to the atmosphere of the game. Your heart pounds as it is breathing. As you take aim and steady your hand your heart starts beating faster. You need to shoot before it starts beating too fast. As you shoot the bullet launches slowly and you get to watch it from a 360 degre angle as it enters your enemy and splatters the part that you shot using xray vision. This is quite a novelty and makes your kills that much more interesting.

Some irriting things that really annoyed me were that on some levels I could not move even though there was nothing around me. I had to try and move in different directions until it was like I was moving away from an object. This makes the game seem very unpolished. The online multiplayer also has all the normal features of a first person shooter. I tried it many times, but it kept on timing out every time I tried to join a game. You will be very disappointed if you are used the quality of play of games like Call of Duty.

There is quite a lenghty campaign that will keep you satisfied. There is variety as you enter various war struck areas. You get to rescue prisoners, blow up tanks and sabotaging your enemy. However, much of the game is stealth so if this is not your cup of tea then I suggest that you give it a miss. You need to ensure that your aim is spot on otherwise you will require several bullets to kill your enemy.

With so many titles in the first person shooter genre this game is merely average.

6.8

Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 - A Revolutionary Concept In FPS

I'm sure that if you were like me Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 was a fun game to play, but it merely was very formulaic game. It seems that for ages now the Call Of Duty franchise is merely another episode. First it was Workd War 2 and then Modern Warfare. The graphics and the storyline staying very much the same. However, even though the game has nothing really new to add for many years it is a licence to print money. More than a billion dollars for each new game.

Now Treyarch have a few tricks up their sleeve to perhaps make Call Of Duty: Black Ops 2 the first person shooter that will set the standard that other fps will follow. This version seems like it will be a complete overhaul of the franchise with a lot of new ideas. The game will be set in the future somewhere around 2025. They also have the zombies back again.

Now the most important innovation is that you are going to be able to maike decisions that will directly affect the outcome of the game. This is very similar to Mass Effect. All the previous versions of this popular franchise operated in a very linear fashion. This is like most fps games. Now when you get to specic parts of the game you will make a decision eg. join the ground force or use your sniper rifle to kill enemies from a stealth location. Different side plots will also develop based on the path that you choose. The zombie mode where you will kill lots of the dead are similar to the special ops missions in Modern Warfare 3.

The game is set in 2025 so there will be plenty of opportunity to use advanced weaponry. You will also get to control a squad. I think Black Ops 2 will set the standard for FPS for a long time to come!

Mass Effect Review

Now certain people will probably hate me for doing this review. I have never played Mass Effect 1 or 2. All I have been hearing about the last few years is how good this game is. The hype surrounding Mass Effect 3 selling millions of copies led me to believe the game was something special. Also if you look at most gaming sites they will rate tghis game 9+. This is the exact reason I created this site to give gamers the honest truth. The series is a very unlikely smash hit. A role playing game with very much a science fiction story.

The game is by no means the best bt far. For all the hype I have to say that I really was disappointed by the graphics and sound. For all the latest blockbuster titles coming out you simply expect more. Now the two previous games were role playing ones. This is more of a third person shooter with some cut scenes. You also get to participate in sub plots, but these are not so obvious to spot. As a third person shooter the controls feel very clumsy and the game is not up to scratch.

Now it is recommended that you play the first two games. A decision that you made previously will directly affect how you play the game now. Even in the cut scenes if you have selected a certain colour of weapon then this will show. I have to give credit to Bioware for getting this right as it is a massive achievement and adds to the gameplay. Online play is limited to a watered down version of co-operative gameplay. The single campaign is the main focus. Gameplay is also very repetitive and a lot of time you basically have to go into cover mode which is very irritating with occasional boss battles. Amazon normally does not give cash refunds, but were willing to offer this to disappointed gamers to prevent any controversy.

The game has a lot of replay value. Even the co-operative game mode which is basically a horde mode offers value. The ability to replay making different decisions that affect the outcome definitely makes the game worth the retail price in terms of lasting value.

However, I have to say this is the most over hyped game I have ever played on the PS3 and is more for the fans who will definitely not be disappointed.

6.5