I am a fan of Mario mostly but I also like Sonic alot and I like Zelda games as well and Resident Evil 4 and I am a fan of Mario Kart,Street Fighter and Super Smash Bros and Metroid.

• 3Dec 09

  Zelda Spirit Tracks ls so close

  As a person who didnb't get into the series till 2004 I have actually got to play most of the main Zelda games and most have been very good. With the latest Zelda set to hit the shelves next Monday for the US and for Europe in8days time I am actually looking forward to this and it actually does seem to look alot more fun than Phantom Hourglass which I shall say let me down a little but it was still a good effort.

  The main flaw I have with Spirit Tracks though is no Wi Fi support to play online which is a shame seeing as Phantom Hourglass had it. Anyway onto Spirit Tracks gameplay it looks basically the same as Phantom Hourglass but the puzzles do look better and from what I heard from the Gametrailers review feels to use the controls better.

  The train is an intresting idea I think because I saw in the review different types of weather like snow while driving the train and sometimes over water. I hate people that judge a Zelda game on its transport. Trains are modern like boats and horses well they are for going into battle with are horses. I like the train idea it makes it feel different.

  The game does seem have a big dungeon but nothing like the dreaded Temple of the Ocean King and the problems with that was a time limit and you had to replay most of the temple repeatdily it seems as though you might not have to do that with this game you might be able to start from the last checkpoint before you left. If that is the case then its a plus. Link also plays a new instrument called spirit pipes which will use the Touch Screen and Mic.

  Gametrailers have reviewed it and they gave it a 9.0 which is a very good score and you have to remember this game doesn't have Wi Fi so it might have lost 1 or 2 points because of that so I am looking forward to playing this game. I have missed playing a Zelda game but the wait is almost over and will keep me busy on the DS which has had a slow year for me.

  All Abroad for The Legend of Zelda Spirit Tracks arriving in The US on the 7th December and Europe on the 11th December.

  • Posted Dec 3, 2009 4:14 pm PT
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• 2Dec 09

  My top 5 most stupid ideas in the Sonic series

  Seeing as Sonic has gone backwards and with so many stupid and ridiculous errors by SEGA. I thought I would do a top 5 biggest mistakes in the Sonic series. These aren't games. These are thing that have lost the franchise crediblity or made the games suck. I hope you like the list because we all know some of the biggest mistakes made in a Sonic game or cartoon. Here's my overall top 5. I don't think I will add images though because it is a bit difficult but hopefully you will like the list. The top 5 biggest mistakes SEGA ever did to the Sonic series. I am sorry if you think some of these weren't a bad idea but to me they were.

  5.Storylines: Okay an example is take an old Sonic game like Sonic the Hedgehog 2 on the SEGA Mega Drive/Genesis. Simple solution collect the Chaos Emeralds and defeat Dr Robotnik from destroying the planet with his Death Egg. Now take another Sonic game like Sonic Next Gen. The story is so complicated you will lose track off what its all about. I have watched cut scenes of the game over and over to try and make sense of the story but I can't seem to get it. Time travel wrecks it and the ending just sucks. All the villain Mephiles has to do is make the princess cry. Well he kills Sonic in that game and then she kisses him to bring him back to life and him Shadow and Silver battle Solaris then she blows out the candle making sure this won't happen again. You know it's like nothing ever happened at the end. Like this game should have never happened in the first place. Now just think for a second which story is easiest to follow in a Sonic game. Sonic Next Gen or Sonic 2. Sonic 2 because it doesn't drag on slow boring cut scenes and bad voice acting. Thats what a Sonic game should be about no boring cut scenes or serious plots. You know people complain Mario has a simple story and thats why they are so easy to follow because of no dragged out cut scenes.

  4.Racing games: So what do you do with the worlds fastest hedgehog put him in a car and make him drive it. Also he raced on foot. So Sonic Drift sucked and so did Sonic R and while I haven't played Riders I know Zero Gravity was a difficult game to play because of the controls. Sonic is obiviously faster than Tails on foot and he is the fastest hedgehog around why bother with that. Sonic should never touch a racing car or be put in a racing game and how come in Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games that was a bad mistake. Sonic could run round a track 3 times before Mario finishes but they stopped him from being superfast to give the others a chance. Another mistake.

  3.The werehog: I will admit I was happy with Sonic Unleashed until I saw the werehog then we knew the game wasn't gonna be the big return. The werehog basically has repetitive combat. The game could have just had Knuckles in it and it is a basic and a bad God of War rip off. The sections were about 10 minutes and to start with there were 3 acts to Sonic 1 act 4 minute act then there was 4 and then 5 I think on the last levelfor the wereohg that lasted about 10 minutes each. I aren't sure I gave up playing after that. The werehog wasn't the worst idea in a Sonic game there are far worse.

  2.Swords,Guns and vechiles: A basic way to destroy a Sonic game is annoucing pointless gimmicks and no one can argue that these were destined to make the game bad. Guns first used in Shadow the Hedgehog. Since when Shadow need guns he has Chaos Control and alot of speed as well so they end up making him ride things like motorcycles and using guns to destroy enemies. So it sucks and what do SEGA do for the next Sonic game add more pointless vechiles for Shadow to ride. Shadow is fast and they hurt his reputation badly in many ways. Then years later SEGA announce Sonic and the Black Knight and Sonic is carrying a sword. I thought not again are they trying to bury the series with gimmicks like this. Have you seen Mario fire a shotgun or use a sword no. As a old school Sonic fan I would never have Sonic carrying things like this. First screen I saw I said its destined to suck. You knew the game was ruined from the first time you saw Sonic wielding a sword. Sonic isn't Link he is Sonic thats all.

  MY NUMBER 1 STUPIDEST THING TO HAPPEN TO THE SONIC SERIES IS

  1. Pointless and stupid characters added to games all the time for no reason: Lets go back to the first game. Sonic and Robotnik. Fine a hero and an enemy. Sonic 2 has Tails a sidekick fair enough. Sonic CD has Metal Sonic and Amy Rose good a female character who is fond of Sonic and a rival in Metal Sonic fine by that. Sonic 3 introduces Knuckles fair enough a character who is another rival to Sonic which is okay. Fast forward to 1999 Sonic Adventure introduces Big the Cat the worst character to enter the Sonic world. Sonic Adventure 2 is Shadow and Rouge. Sonic Advance has no new characters but the sequel does in Cream and Vanilla. Sonic Heroes Chaotix,Omega, Sonic Rush has Blaze. Sonic Next Gen Silver the Hedeghog and Sonic Riders like Wave,Jet,Storm. Don't even get me started on Sonic X but whoever has seen it knows there's an annoying boy called Chirs Thorndyke and his annoying parents or relatives. We can't forget Elise from Sonic Next Gen can we. Okay we have countless characters which have entered the Sonic world but most of them now serve no purpose. Some get added to games for no reason.

  Human characters come on that is an all new low even for Sonic. Sonic and Chris was just sick because he actually seemed to take a major role in the cartoon series as the new sidekick leaving Tails on the sidelines. You didn't see much of Sonic and Tails working as a team in that show well not as much as Sonic and Chris and he hardly ever praised Tails but praised Chris much more. Sonic and Elise is just as bad. His gloves are as big as her head. Thats just sick. I mean she looks like some people say like a Final Fantasy reject. That kissing part made so many people sick becuase it was disgusting a human loving a blue hedgehog. Other charcters in the series as well that serve little to no purpose are characters like Rouge,Big,Chaotix,Cream and so on. It's like they just get added to keep some small fans happy where as fans like me they get added for one reason wreck the whole game entirely.

  So there you go my top 5 stupidest mistakes in the Sonic series I hope you liked it because I have felt like doing this for a long time and for reasons there have been so many stupid decisions in the Sonic series. I felt these mistakes have lost Sonic most of his credability and I think in this order as well. Hope you liked it and I won't mind knowing what you think the most ridiculous idea has been in the Sonic series. Some Sonic fans have a different order but this is my order in what stupid decisions have been made in the Sonic series hope you like it. Sorry for a long blog and sorry I couldn't add images but it was to hard for some.

  • Posted Dec 2, 2009 6:10 am PT
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• 1Dec 09

  My top 20 Mario games part 4 from 5 to 1

  Okay the final 5 my favourite 5 Mario games of all time and can I just say that the top 4 I rank as some of the best titles ever to grace a console so hopefully you will like the final 5.

  5.Super Mario RPG: Square did an excellent job by making Marios games turned based. An amazing battle system that is easy to use. The game is huge for a SNES title. It had some beautful music and perhaps one of the toughest Mario bosses ever Culex which was an optional battle. Great characters like Geno made their one and only appearence. This game is a gem and when it finally came to the Virtual Console I loved it so much. Sorry I couldn't find an image of this game.

  4.Super Mario 64: Marios leap into the 3D universe was memorable and awesome.With great graphics and solid controls as well as challenging to get all 120 power stars is a test to show your true platforming skills. Probably the most important game in the series because it was the breakthrough for games in 3D and Mario hit the mark. Sure their are maybe one or 2 better 3D platformers but I will never forget Mario big leap into the 3D Dimension. Spinning Bowser by the tail the best highlight of the game and some fun challenges.

  Super Mario 64

  3.Super Mario Galaxy: I have had the game for 2 years and while it isn't as revolutionary as Mario 64 its just a better game overall. The game just blew me away in terms of gravity and spherical worlds. The orcharestrested music by Koji Kondo was the best sound in a Mario game. The power ups made this game memorable like Ice Mario,Boo Mario,Bee Mario. You could ride on a sting ray in a bubble and ride a rolling ball. The level design was top quality everyone has a favourite level in this game. The best game of the last 10 years and the best 3D game in my opinion.

  Super Mario Galaxy

  2.Super Mario World: 2nd and 3rd were quiet close but I slotted Mario World ahead of Galaxy because I think it is just more fun to play. It's challenging has excellent levels and has also some catchy music and Yoshi the best sidekick in my opinion. Everytime I play this game it seems to be more fun everytime. 2D sidescrolling Mario games like this are legendary and still as fun to play as anything. With power ups like the Cape and Balloon Power up as well as a secret world and different coloured Yoshi with different moves like Blue makes you fly,red makes spit fireballs,Yellow Ground pound and Green just does the standard throwing the koopashell back out if its a green koopa shell. Just a game that will be remembered mostly for the debut of Yoshi and the big reaction to the first Sonic game on SEGA Mega Drive/Genesis. A True masterpiece.

  Super Mario World

  NOW MY NUMBER 1 MARIO GAME OF ALL TIME IS

  1.Super Mario Bros 3: As most of you know this isn't a big surprise because most of you knew because basically its the one Mario game I mention most. The game is just minus a save system virtually flawless. Level design was excellent,secret airships,mushroom houses, mini games, 2 player adventure mode where someone plays one level and then the other person does the next level this game had everything you want in a Mario game. A Tanooki Suit and a Hammer Bros Suit, you take to the sky with Raccoon suits. Themed worlds like Giant Land,Sky Land,Ice Land and others. This game can get challenging as well later on as well past world 4. It is practically the first Mario game I played and it has that special something about it. The power ups basically play a big part in Mario games. You can equip items if you have them for a paticular level. This game is not just my favourite Mario game but my favourite videogame of all time its that good. I have iut on the Virtual Console and I also have the GBA remake Super Mario Advance 4 as well. It's that good 500 Wii points is a bargain for this game. Some perfer World over this game but I just think Mario 3 edges it.

  Super Mario Bros 3

  Hope you liked the list I shall be doing more countdowns soon and a season review as well as my top games on certain systems I own and more related countdowns too. Hope you enjoyed the countdown. Hope you enjoy future countdowns.

  • Posted Dec 1, 2009 6:38 am PT
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