A hero awakes to find they have been roused from their slumber by an omnipotent elder to save the realm from an unknown but evil entity. While the hero is weak now, in their travels, they will become stronger with others that will assist the hero on such a noble quest of discovery.
Sound familiar? Yup, it’s the basis of most Role Playing Games and Faery: Read more »
Let me start of by saying that I was a big fan of Dead Rising. The prospect of being able to kill thousands of zombies with almost anything in the game outweighed any annoyances the game came with. So naturally I’ve had Dead Rising 2 on my radar for quite some time.
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This week the GE gang is joined by special guest Andre “Otakuman5000” Tipton from Real Otaku Gamer and The Real Gamer Show. He was nice enough to record with us and read some excerpts from his audio autobiography. Of course we are all over the place in terms of gaming topics but two show highlights are Bizarre-gate and some Phantasy Star tactics. We will not be doing a show next week so have a Happy Thanksgiving(if you partake in it, if not have a good week). Hope you enjoy the show and feel free to leave us, hopefully positive, feedback on itunes and/or the Zune Marketplace. When you’re done listening check out our forums @ GameEnthus.com/forums. You can also leave us some voicemail @ (202) 573-7686 or email @ podcast@gameenthus.com.
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Due to popular demand we have returned after a two week hiatus to talk about the plethora of games we’ve been playing. Some of them involve us moving around like jerks in our respective living rooms, while others are more like a baby’s toy and required us to use our hands. Our Independent Thought for this week is Cutouts. We also announce the winner of the Rock Band 3 contest. Hope you enjoy the show and feel free to leave us, hopefully positive, feedback on itunes and/or the Zune Marketplace. When you’re done listening check out our forums @ GameEnthus.com/forums. You can also leave us some voicemail @ (202) 573-7686 or email at podcast@gameenthus.com.
CutOuts – this week’s Independent Thought
The TEMPURA of the dead – next week’s Independent Thought
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Over the past couple of weeks I have attempted to play Sonic 4 to completion. I fully understand that Sonic 4 is a game and that there are objectives and obstacles. These obstacles almost proved to be too frustrating for me to continue to play the game. I am no spring chicken and am quite familiar with Sonic’s origin and introduction into the gaming world. However I do not recall past Sonic games being as difficult and expletive inducing.
Sonic’s latest sequel begins with music that feels uninspired. Of course this could be due to the double-edged sword called nostalgia. Unfortunately this lack of inspiration can be felt though the whole game. The levels just didn’t feel right. I am no Sonic expert or fanatic but if memory serves Sonic games are fun because of the speed and quick action. The sense of speed is still present but it’s not as instant. The HD graphics look quite good but the additional frames of animation cause our favorite sneakered mammal to appear to accelerate much slower. Once things are moving if you don’t use the new(for 2D Sonic) lock-on correctly you could find yourself stuck and your progress impeded. If I can fall in some sections and have more chances to progress could I get some assistance with sections where I need to defeat enemies that I can barely see let alone lock-on to in order to reach platforms? These annoyances coupled with getting items in locations where they are anything but useful just made me want to hurl something. Beneath the layers of questionable level design, awkwardly placed items and enemies, there is a fun Sonic game to be had. I just wish I had more of it and less of an urge to kill after dying repeatedly due to bad design and cheap end game boss battles. The game is by no means horrible. The casino level, in particular, is one of its best moments. The few bright spots do make it worth a look but certainly not a blind buy.
Ups
- great graphics
- save system
- it’s Sonic in 2D!
- lock-on
Downs
- in-game physics can be a bit wonky
- cheap boss battles
- awkward enemy and item placement
- lock-on
Bottom Line
Try the demo
Full Disclosure
- GameEnthus.com received this game from Sega for review
No show this week, sorry 
but there’s still time to enter the contest to win a copy of Rock Band 3* for the 360. Just head over to our forum thread for episode 24 and make a post with the following information.
1) What is the song(Artist and title) that plays during the begging section of the show in ep 24?
2) Your top 3 games this fall
3) Biggest disappointment in 2010 (does not have to be gaming related)
Please get your entries in by 8pm EST on Thursday November 11th.
*no instruments, just the game.
In 1981 Atari released what was essentially one of the pioneers of the survival horror genre called Haunted House. The game consisted of three floors where the hero is only depicted by two floated eyes(to project just how dark the house was). The player guides a character named Zachary Graves through a dark mansion to acquire an urn while fighting off bats, spiders and ghosts.
The 2010 Haunted House remake’s story involves a brother and sister,Jacob and Silvia Silverspring, as they search a ridiculously dark mansion for their grandfather and the scattered pieces of his urn. The gameplay consists of searching treasure chests, shelves, bookcases and desks for keys, journal pages, treasures and various light emitting apparati. You must use matches, candles, torches etc to defeat ghosts, gargoyles, rats, bats and other creatures that constantly pursue you. The simple matches and cellphones you have in the beginning are quite weak compared to the torches, candles and lanterns you acquire later. Haunted House is somewhat enjoyable in the early stages as you discover your first item upgrades and see ghosts and rats vanish in the light of the fireplaces you ignite or torches you drop. But that initial fun fades quickly as the game gets rather repetitive. You may find yourself just searching for the keys or levers to open doors to complete the levels as opposed to exploring for treasures or journal pages. I did appreciate the simple bit of puzzle solving gameplay using lanterns to walk through walls. The game also has a Clue reference as some of the treasures you acquire are clearly weapons from the popular board game. There is also a bit of a twist that would likely be appreciated by fans of the original game. If you are a fan of the original I would suggest trying the XBLA demo and seeing if the update is for you. If you are not familiar with it, the XBLA demo is still worth a try if you have some time to kill and nothing else to play.
Full Disclosore
-This game was provided to me by Atari
-I did not complete the game, hence these are my impressions and not a review
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