Assassin's Creed 3

So I finally just finished up Assassin's Creed 3. The first half of the game I thought was amazing and I started to actually just explore and forget about the story for a bit. Little by little I got bored and eventually decided to just finish the story and then come back to explore everything else later. I realized that the deeper I got into the story, the less I really liked it. I really wasn't a big fan of the ending.

Lego Star Wars

I decided to do Lego Star Wars today because I think that the whole Lego video game series is way too underrated. I haven't played any of the newer games, but as far as Lego Star Wars goes, they're awesome. Full of explosions and lego carnage, Lego Star Wars adds in a nice bit of humor in their cutscenes (Proof you don't need good voice acting for games). There's just something satisfying playing as Chewbacca and ripping peoples arms out of their sockets (sounds gruesome, but trust me, it's awesomely entertaining).

After you beat each level in story mode, you unlock Free Play which lets you play the level as any character that you have unlocked. There's also areas in each level that are only available to certain characters (storm troopers, ewoks, etc). They do a good job at hiding things in each level and giving you a lot of things to unlock which gives great replay value. You can even play with a friend and beat the crap out of them, you know, if you're into that sort of thing.

Don't let the Lego name scare you away from this title. Go get it now, I'm sure it's fairly cheap by now.

E.V.O. The Search For Eden

I started collecting games about a year ago and in the past year not only have I spent way too much money, I have greatly expanded my knowledge collectable games. Now being a SNES game, I shall focus on other collectable SNES games. After your obvious choices for collecting (Earthbound, Chrono Trigger, Link to the Past, etc) E.V.O should definitely be on your list to get.

Crash Team Racing

Crash Team Racing felt awfully familiar for some reason. Now why was that...oh right, because I already played Mario Kart. Yep, for me this was just Mario Kart with Crash Bandicoot characters. I know I've had a conversation about this before where I said it was a rip off and someone else thought that it was completely different. Here's some reasons I was given on why it's different (and I admit they are all valid differences).

Death Rally

Death Rally is an old Apogee game run on MS-DOS. It's now considered Abondonware which means it's free to download! (Hooray!) There's 2 modes to this game, with weapons or without weapons. With weapons is much more entertaining than without weapons (because everyone likes to blow up things). You start off at the bottom of a ranking board with an old beat up (almost VW Beetle-like) car with horrible steering and speed. You earn money by collecting it during the race and for placing high. Bonus money can be earned by taking out all of your opponents or accepting a mission to pick up drugs or take out a certain person. You can then use this money to repair your car, make upgrades, or buy a newer, faster car. You can also equip stuff from the black market like rocket fuel or spikes.

The game does get pretty repetitive after awhile which takes some of the fun out. However, certain tracks are used only for faster cars which leaves a little bit to be experienced towards the end. The game really should allow you to continue to race after you climb to the #1 spot and beat the final opponent (very disappointed in that).

All in all I give this an Ok. Cool and Buy Now (It's free!)

Rocket Knight Adventures

Rocket Knight Adventures is cool purely based solely having the main character be a possum with a jet pack. I mean how cool is that. The game is a classic platformer where you have to go through stages to rescue the kidnapped princess. The music and the graphics are really great, especially the music when you're flying over the water early on in the game. (It's just so inspiring.) I think by far the best moment in the game is when you discover a present that turns out to contain an evil pig and your possum jumps back and screeches. It's possibly one of the best moments in video game history. The ending was pretty disappointing although the final battle seemed to take about 15 minutes to get through and never seemed to end.

I would have given this game a Gamegasm, however the disappointing ending and being able to beat all of the bosses by just using a pattern of moves takes it down to an Ok. Cool. Definitely a game you should try out and pick up if you see a good deal.

Lollipop Chainsaw

For the past few days I've been trying to think of a good way to describe Lollipop Chainsaw. The best analogy I can come up with is that it's a game that is a cross between Bring It On and The Walking Dead. So imagine Kirsten Dunst as that typical Californian cheerleader mauling zombies with a chainsaw. (Now there's a movie everyone wants to see) As strange as that combination sounds, I think it really works. I've read reviews that say this game is too crude, but I like the way it combines the sex appeal and violence. The gameplay isn't very deep, but everything just ties together so well. This is definitely not a game that will blew me away, but somehow I was still hooked on it. There's plenty of replay value with all of the collectibles you can find and attack combinations you can unlock. Any game that has cheerleaders and zombies is a win-win in my book.

The biggest problem with this game is the problems with the camera angles in some places. The camera doesn't always stay in the optimal location, but usually you can just manually readjust it. I could probably do without the Nick mini games as they just aren't very fun and don't add any value to the game.

I give the Lollipop Chainsaw's combination of glitter, lollipops, rainbows, and zombie massacres an Ok. Cool. and Wait. Definitely something you should pick up when you find the right deal.

Gangster Town

So probably the most popular game that uses a light gun is Duck Hunt. Great game, but this post is about a very underrated and unknown Sega Master System game called Gangster Town. It's a side scrolling shooter where you take out gangsters in a variety of different settings. You can take a walk down on the docks or go and relax at a club all while taking down gangsters. You can also get bonus points by exterminating the rodent problem in the bar. This game adds a level of difficulty that Duck Hunt doesn't have, the gangsters shoot back at you. This means you better be on your game or it's game over. I think any game that uses the light gun is already pretty sweet, but this game is truly amazing.

The only negatives of the game that I can think of is it's lack of difficulty. I was dominating it after only about 3 or 4 plays. The bosses are also pretty easy as you can just unload as fast as you can on the boss ignoring all the other shooters.

I give this a Ok. Cool. and Buy Now.