November | 2009 | Mitch Rukat

Assassin’s Creed II Review

Game Reviews, Reviews, X-Box 360

Rating: 9 Out of 10

Assassin’s Creed II has finally been released and it improves almost everything from the original. This game has a huge beautiful world to explore following the new Assassin, Ezio. This time around you have a lot of new abilities, weapons, and items at your disposal as well as followers. Dual hidden blades are nice and you can always distract a guard with a lady or two. The production value is amazing with an interesting aspect of world events. The tombs feel very ambient and definitely have that Tomb Raider sense of platforming. Not only have the weapons and abilities improved, but the missions as well. You will no longer feel like you have to do the same thing over and over again like the previous game. You can find treasure, build up your city, collect feathers, race, assassinate, be a courier, do the main quest line, search for secret glyphs on monuments, etc. All said and done, it improves upon the original in every way. However, some additions are a little contrived and there are some visual quirks / bugs. Overall though, Ubisoft has done it again and have improved their formula to the Creed. I would recommend getting this if you enjoyed the first one.

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Dragon Age: Origins – Warden’s Keep DLC Review

DLC Reviews, Reviews

Rating: 6 Out of 10

May Contain Spoilers

Dragon Age: Origins – Warden’s Keep is a new DLC that was released with the game for 560 MSP. This addition has a person stop by your camp telling you about the Warden’s Keep and how his grandmother use to live there. You decide to go to the Keep and find out that there are dark forces at work and only you can stop them. This DLC adds items, weapons, 2 achievements, a new area, and a new part of the Warden story. You will go through the house clearing out demonic forces as well as the possessed grandmother. The DLC is very short and will probably take you around 30 minutes to finish. It is simple, clear the house of enemies. A warning though to people who beat the DLC, if you have quests that still involve the Keep, FINISH them! If you leave the Keep and return later, you will not gain access to the Keep and will not be able to finish the quests which in my opinion is stupid. On the other side of that, you get a neat party storage chest which keeps your weapons and armor that you want to keep but not sell. Overall, this is a good attempt at DLC but it seems to be lacking in many aspects.

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Dragon Age: Origins – Stone Prisoner DLC Review

DLC Reviews, Reviews

Rating: 8 Out of 10

May Contain Spoilers

Dragon Age: Origins had 2 DLC packs since the release of the game so far and this is a review for the Stone Prisoner. This is 1200 MSP and adds the story of a new group member named Shale, a golem. In order to get Shale, you will run into a random trader who has a control rod for a golem in this village. This village, however, is not all that meets the eye. There is a power here that withholds the golem as well as the town in hostage. It is your job to save the town and your reward will be a couple new items, a few new quests, and a new partner. Later down the road, you will receive new conversations, new comments from Shale, and you will eventually learn the history of Shale and how she came to be. Yes I said she…you will find out what I mean later. (Bring Shale along to destroy the Anvil…) Not only is there that, but a few new achievements as well. Overall, this is a good DLC that adds more story, however, it is a high price tag and not everyone could be into that sort of thing. Let me just say though that Shale is a tank and can pack a punch.

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Dragon Age: Origins Review

Game Reviews, Reviews, X-Box 360

Rating: 9.5 Out of 10

Dragon Age: Origins is the next big game from Bioware but does it stand up with their other products like Mass Effect and Knights of the Old Republic? I can guarantee that the answer is yes. This game has great graphics and audio with a very intricate, involving storyline. The amazing dialogue and voice acting bring the characters to life in a rich fantasy world full of lore. There is a lot to do in this game with quests that contain many twists and surprises as well as a combat system that has a lot of variety in how you approach a battle. I can say as of right now, that I am around the 24 hour mark on the normal difficulty and still have some game to finish. However, there are some glitches and interface issues, but nothing really major besides that. Overall, this game reminds me of a type of Lord of the Rings game where there are epic battles with an epic story. I believe Bioware has done it again.

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Review

Game Reviews, Reviews, X-Box 360

Rating: 10 Out of 10

Probably the most anticipated game of 2009, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has finally been released and I grabbed it first day. This game has what you would expect from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and expands on almost every aspect. The graphics and audio are absolutely amazing and will leave you feeling like you are in the middle of a big war. The game itself is split into 3 categories: Special Ops, Campaign, and Multiplayer. The Campaign has 18 missions and averages around 12 hours to complete which takes place 5 years after Modern Warfare. Special Ops is the Co Op mode where you and 1 friend can play through many different scenarios obtaining a max of 69 stars. Lastly, multiplayer is what you know and probably play the majority of. This time around they have added new weapons, perks, challenges, and basically anything that you can think of to make it a great experience all around. This time around, in order to prestige you must be a level 70…that is a lot of levels. Overall though, Modern Warfare 2 brings what you love in the Call of Duty series, expands upon it, and a game that you will not be able to drop for hours or days on end.

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