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• 11Sep 08

  Cracking blog, Gromit!

  

  Perhaps you've heard of a little game that has come out recently that goes by the name of... oh, what was it again? Ah yes, Spore. I was expecting the game to be pretty good stuff, but I must admit I wasn't as excited for it to come as I was in the past for games such as Mario Galaxy.

  However, I was blown away. The scale of the game is immense and coming across the other user created content is really nice. I am in the process of writing up my review for it, but I do think that an online multiplayer mode with your buddies would have been a good addition. I look forward to what the inevitable expansion packs bring.

  

  Telltale have made games for Bone, CSI, Sam & Max, Homestar Runner (they are awesome, by the way!) and now... Wallace & Gromit! Incase you don't know, Wallace & Gromit are stop motion clay animations made by British dude Nick Park, whose man and dog combo have been on both TV and the cinema.

  Following Telltale Games' past games, this will be a point-and-click adventure in which you can control both the characters along their wacky adventures. Screenshots and a trailer are on the site, and I can't wait to find out more about this!

  • Posted Sep 11, 2008 9:55 am PT
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• 19Jul 08

  Bumper E3 Blog!

  

  Phew! That's another E3 that has quickly flown by. I'd first like to thank Gamespot for all their awesome coverage, such as the live conferences and their daily 7-hour stage shows. Every day I would look forward to sitting down and seeing what games were being shown off. Plus Brian read out my name, which is flippin' fab.

  Sadly, I think that this is one of the weakest E3s in recent years. There didn't seem to be many big surprises being announced from anyone, and it didn't help that Microsoft and Nintendo's conferences were very poor in comparison to Sony's, which luckily for them had no "Riiiidge racer!" moments.

  

  The game that I am most excited for that came out of this year's E3 is Animal Crossing: City Folk. It looks to be the same as previous Animal Crossing games, but that is in no way a bad thing. The addition of the city should help keep things nice and fresh, as well as a little something called Wii Speak.

  Yes! Finally Nintendo have ventured into voice chat. Instead of a normal headset however, this device sits on top of your sensor bar and picks up sound from the entire room, enabling anyone to speak. It'll be interesting to see how they cut out any unwanted background noise that'll be picked up.

  

  I've been reading about de Blob in the Nintendo magazine, but the concept didn't really sound that exciting for me. That was until I saw it on Gamespot's Thursday stage show. The graphics look very good, as does bouncing from building to building while splattering them in paint.

  My only worry with de Blob is that the concept could grow old very fast, and the game will be sitting on my shelf with hardly any play time. Obviously I'm hoping this doesn't out to be the case. Do you have the same worries as me? Oh, and "I am so totally gray" is the best line in a game this year.

  

  Wii Music looks... well, let's just say it looks different. It looks more like a toy for little kids rather than a game. Where's the challenge? I'm sure I'm not the only one to think that Nintendo's conference was very disappointing. Except the four people dancing while playing Wii Music - that was hilarious.

  I don't like the way Nintendo are heading at the moment. The majority of their E3 conference was spent looking at their new casual titles, while quickly brushing aside the fact that new Mario and Zelda games are in the works. Have Nintendo really forgotten about their great IPs and fanbase? What do you think?

  • Posted Jul 19, 2008 10:32 am PT
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• 22Jun 08

  We named the dog Indiana

  

  I've blogged before about the Lego series from Traveller's Tales and how impressed I was with them, despite not owning the Lego series. However, as a fan of the Indiana Jones series (for the record, the latest film was good), I was full of fan boy glee when this gem finally dropped through my letterbox.

  If you're a fan of the whip-bearing adventurer, don't be afraid to play this game. You may think that because it is Lego that it will be for kids (granted, there is nothing to stop them playing it), but this game really is for everyone as it is full of clever puzzles and level design. My review for the game can be found at this link.

  

  Spore is one of those games that was just set to be awesome right from when it first entered Will Wright's mind. The recent Creature Creator has allowed for some brilliant creations, one of my favourite having to be a Monkey Island-inspired three headed monkey. Have you made anything cool?

  I currently only have the demo of the Creature Creator, but I have ordered the full one from GAME for a fiver. Not only this, but they also send you a code so you can get a £5 discount off the actual Spore game, meaning the CC is free! Bargain or what?

  • Posted Jun 22, 2008 10:19 am PT
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