Showing posts with label shooter. Show all posts
Showing posts with label shooter. Show all posts

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare

Players pick up their fire arms and get ready to blast some baddies once more in this fourth installment of the best selling game series of all time. However, if your looking to go chasing after Hitler and Nazi soldiers as in previous CoD games, you may be confused. In the first non world war II Call of Duty, you are dropped into the combat boots of modern day SAS operatives and U.S. Marines.

Story: You play as a total of five different characters, though three of them you play as for only one mission each. They are; Sgt. Paul Jackson, USMC, and Sgt. "Soap" Mactaverish, SAS. The three characters you play as briefly; An unnamed AC-130 gunner, In a flashback, you play as Captain Price, who is normally Soap's squad leader, and you play very briefly as the president of a middle eastern country as you are dragged out and shot by terrorists. The situation is a fictional, but very plausible, scenario in which Russian ultra-nationalists, waging a civil war in Russia, finance a Coup in the middle east to draw attention away from themselves. The United States then proceeds to invade said middle eastern country, and quickly advances. During this time period, you cut between playing as Sgt. Jackson in the Mid-East, and Soap as he runs commando operations in Russia. During the Commando Ops, you will be hunting for the main evil dudes; Al-Asad, Zachiev, and Zachiev's son.

Violence: Call of Duty is a first person shooter, so it is rather violent. You shoot realistic humans with all manor of high powered weaponry. However, blood and bodies do not linger long on the battlefield. There is blood, but not in excess.

Language: A**, D***, H*** and rarely S*** are all used, though not very commonly. There isn't actually that much though, compared to other games.

Multi player: The multi player system is well done, with more than 12 maps, dozens of weapons, and three "kill streaks" awarded to a player getting certain amounts of kills in a row. Weapons are customizable, choose from different sights, attachments and perks to use. additional weapons are unlocked as you rank up. multiplayer is for up to 18 players.

Systems: PC, Xbox 360, Playstation 3, Wii, DS.

All in all, I give it 4 stars

ESRB rating: Mature. Blood and Gore, Intense violence, Strong language.

Reviewed using Xbox 360.

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Heck, it's about time (MoH Review)

... to get this show on the ROAD. B)

Hey there Internet, the name's RB, and here I give to you my second game review EVER. (No, I didn't win a Pulitzer for my Super Mario Galaxy 2 review) ;)

Medal of Honor (2010) for PC Review:

Story: To start my review, I want to start with the storyline. First of all, most FPS players play for multiplayer, not storyline. But this game's story is pretty well-crafted. It's realistic and truly intriguing.

You play as many different characters throughout the span of the game, such as a helicopter pilot and a SEAL. The separate strands of story are all linked together, however, as it revolves around Rabbit, a Ranger belonging to the Neptune squad. This is an elite group of soldiers trained to infiltrate the Taliban during the War in Afghanistan, and the story does not disappoint. You play through thick and thin, atop ATVs, surrounded by foes, and ultimately to the death. (Sorry, spoiler there)

The campaign isn't to difficult, as I beat it in two days of on/off play. You will still, guaranteed, enjoy the campaign and have challenging fun.

Multiplayer: I, unfortunately, have no multiplayer ability. My screen screws up and I can only see my death animation. Really dissappointing.

I still have seen extensive coverage of multiplayer. It is, from what I gather, a lot like CoD. You can initiate calldowns, have kill streaks, and customize your weapon (more or less). It lacks no thrills for those into all out battles. There are over 5 maps to choose from, and each one is large, so you have a real sandbox opportunity. Snipers are abundant, however, and campers reign. So be careful on maps with caves or tunnels. Yikes.

Violence: Hate to break it to you, but this is an FPS. Rated M for Blood and Violence. Decapitation, slitting of throat, and blood lingering in pools = Play responsibly.

Language: Did I mention M for Strong Language? F word said at least thrice in final mission, s word said when ally get hit by grenade, lots of d words... You do the math.

Overall Rating: Those veterans of previous MoH and CoD/Battlefield will know the FPS experience. Great game, good graphics, but the language is extensive. Violence expected (pointing to MW2, folks). 4 stars.

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That's about all there is to it. Hope this is satisfactory, and let's keep this ball rollin'! Expect more reviews~