February | 2010 | Mitch Rukat

Heavy Rain Review

Game Reviews, Playstation 3, Reviews

Rating: 9 Out of 10

Heavy Rain is probably one of the most unique games for the PS3 as it is an interactive drama. You play as 4 characters trying to track down the identity of the Origami Killer, a mass murderer who kidnaps little boys, drowns them in rain water, and leaves a piece of origami in their hands. This game plays out like a movie in which most of the actions are controlled by you; you determine the end game. The story is a very engaging one that you will not want to put down until you solve the mystery. I will tell you right now that the introduction / first few levels will make you feel bad for Ethan Mars, one of the characters you play as. It reminded me of the first few minutes of the movie Up. The controls for the game have you walk around and then perform various action commands in a cinematic feel that convey drama and tension. The visual representation of the environments and people are amazing and the audio is very compelling and draws you into these characters. However, there are some tech issues like a very off chance of skipping, audio cutting out, etc. Also I think the movement controls could have been improved. I do not think you had to press R2 to walk everywhere. Overall, this is a very immerse, unique experience for the Playstation 3 and I recommend it for everyone. You will not be disappointed.

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Borderlands DLC: The Secret Armory of General Knoxx Review

DLC Reviews, Reviews

Rating: 8.5 Out of 10

May Contain Spoilers

The 3rd DLC has been released for Borderlands titled The Secret Armory of General Knoxx. You enter the new area via the fast transport to T-Bone Junction. This is where you will start your new adventure where you will run into Moxxi from the Underdome, Scooter, Marcus Kincaid, and the new friend Athena. You have been put on the wanted list by Atlas, Athena has as well. She proposes a deal to take down Atlas’ main vault at Fort Knoxx, and you accept. This DLC is more open than previous areas in Borderlands where there are main highways and barren wastelands. You will traverse these highways to a dry lakebed, a prison, an armory, and the redlight district. You will go through main and optional missions facing mechs, jetpack mercenaries, sentries, and ninjas to reach your overall goal of a person who hates his job, General Knoxx.

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Resident Evil 5 DLC: Lost in Nightmares Review

DLC Reviews, Reviews

Rating: 6.5 Out of 10

May Contain Spoilers

So Resident Evil 5 finally gets some DLC but is it worth it? The answer is truly up to you, because I am not sure yet. This DLC is 5 dollars and recaps the flashback of Jill and Chris going into Spencer’s Mansion to obtain intel about Wesker. The mansion has a very big resemblance to the mansion in Raccoon City. This is trying to take the game back to where it started, showing first person when going through doors and similar areas to represent a nostalgia of the past. You start out in the lobby, you solve a few puzzles, get a few passwords, and move on to the prison in the lower level. A new evil lurks within this prison…but he will be the only enemy you will ever face in this DLC. There will be more than one of them…but that is the only one. (Besides the guys laying on the floor that jump up at you to halt your progress. They don’t count though.) So you eventually go through all the areas around the mansion until you end up in the study where you face Wesker for a bit. Lastly ending with the daring rescue of Jill jumping out the window with Wesker to save Chris. Overall, it will take you 30 minutes to 1 hour to complete this.

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New DLC En Route: Assassin’s Creed II and Resident Evil 5

DLC News

So there have been a few news updates as of today that has a few DLC coming into play for today and tomorrow. Quotes from X-360A.org

Resident Evil 5 DLC:

The first DLC episode for Resident Evil 5, Lost in Nightmares, is now available on the marketplace for 400 Microsoft Points. With it comes five new achievements for an extra 100 gamerscore. Do bear in mind, this content will be available in the “Gold” edition of the game out March 9th in the US and the 12th in Europe. It will be coupled with the full original game and all of the DLC, including the second episode, Desperate Escape, which is due on the marketplace March 3rd.

Also available: a new costume pack featuring Chris’ Heavy Metal getup and Sheeva’s Business attire for 160 MSP, the full title on Games on Demand for $29.99, and a free addition of new figurines to your collection of characters like Barry and Rebecca.

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Assassin’s Creed II DLC: Battle of Forli Review

DLC Reviews, Reviews

Rating: 7 Out of 10

May Contain Spoilers

The Battle of Forli is the first DLC for Assassin’s Creed II. This DLC is specifically Memory 12 of the fragmented memories that you could not obtain from before. The DLC starts as soon as you load your game. You will be taken to the loading screen where your friends piece together the fragmented data. Ezio and the gang take a look at the Apple and discuss how it must not fall into the wrong hands. They believe that Forli is the best stronghold for that. When they arrive in Forli you are reintroduced to Caterina Sforza who is now in charge of Forli after having her husband killed. However, the city has been taken siege by the same assassins that helped Caterina; these are the Orsi Brothers. Your job is to retake Forli, eliminate the brothers, and keep the Apple protected.

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