Review #3: LittleBigPlanet 2

 
Hell to the fucking yeah!

Clue explanations anyone?

Stephen Fry:- Narrator

Out on Friday 21st January:- Explanatory

Mentioned highly on my Twitter:- Explanatory

First off, let's get the story outta the way before I explain how glorious this game is. Basically the level begins with a 'level' where you see all the developers etc. At the end however, you are attacked by the Negativatron who is the primary antagonist of the game. You visit 6 worlds, the final one being The Cosmos. I won't spoil the story but I will say the characters are Larry Da Vinci, Victoria, Clive, Avalon, Eve and Dr. Higginbotham. They are all voice acted in the main cutscene levels and they are so cheesy its brilliant.
The story mode is a very fun part of the game and the new features such as the grappling hook are brilliant. All of the worlds have a few extra levels which can be versus, survival challenges of prize levels. Tower of Whoop is one of these.
Now, it's LittleBigPlanet. Yes, that means creating! The creating tools in this game are so amazing you will spend hours fiddling with the tools and making levels. The controllinator is the most creative thing since the Swiss Army Knife. You can map your controller to anything. For example, you could add an advanced mover into its logic and set the up and down controls for it. Simple enough. Or you could go a step further and make the player hold X to start the engine or whatever.
Another new feature is the option to build versus levels. I tried my hand at one (this very one infact) and it came out quite well. Started up with a little cutscene with the rules, a nice big camera to view to whole level, 10 points for shooting the opponent. It worked very well and was very simple. The next thing I completed was a survival challenge called The Collector's Return. You are fired at with little firey minotaur sackbots and you have to dodge them. 1 point a second. Used a score giver logic, set it to each second and it worked a treat.
Of course, I bought the Collector's Edition so I got the lovely steelbook case. I also got 7 great costumes: Toy Story Alien, Clu from Tron, The Great Gonzo, Mandrill, Cobra, Vulture and Crocodile. The costumes in this game are as wacky as ever. You will want to find all of the pieces.
There are some cool little easter eggs in the game like in-game versions of Breakout and Pong. There is also a claw game, which is as impossible as it's real life counterpart.

Phenomenal Game and I recommend any PS3 user to have this in their collection. I gotta give it perfect score, 10/10!

Clues Now!
Lets Move!
Usain Bolt is one
How about some Bocce?

Mini Review #1: Trebor Gum

Should Trebor have made gum? This is why they should of.
I had a packet on my desk and it was gone in like 3 days. It's strange. It's like having an Extra in your mouth but it has the epic Trebor Extra Strong taste which is really cool. Another, very important, point is that it lasts for ages (take notes 5) and could literally chew it for a day. If your diabetic it's also sugar-free, yay.
It is my favourite chewing gum now and I hope they bring out a spearmint one and fruit ones!

Review #2: Create

Yep. Next review is for Create.
Clue Explanations

Released on November 26th, 2010 - Obvious

Lots of solving challenges involved - View Video

Similar to a retail Fantastic Contraption - View Video

How can I review a really bright, nice game directly after a game where blood is the currency!?

Create is a very lovely looking game for the Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, Windows and Mac. I own the PS3 version and my god does it look vibrant. I mean, if you run the game through a HDMI output you'd think your looking at a photograph, it looks that good.
There are quite a lot of worlds to explore, which is good because one world won't take you long, 20 mins max (including chains, explanation soon). They all feature 10 challenges as far as I know and they can be 4 different things (Object, Pickup, Contraption-o-Matic or Scoretacular). They all consist of different things to do.
Every challenge and chain will give you sparks. Every spark unlocks a new unlockable and yes that will mean a huge amount of unlockables. Quickly, I will explain chains. Chains are not really challenges, but more like little things to gain sparks. There are 5 in every level. The can consist of placing a sticker and using a texture brush. These are good to get quick sparks if you are are stuck on a level.
Next, I will go over the challenge types.
First up is the object challenges. Very simply, you have to get from point a to point be. For example, launching a go-kart through a flaming hoop. Pick-up challenges are basically the same but there are bonus sparks scattered around the level that the key object (e.g. a car) can collect. Contraption-o-Matic challenges give you a space to work with and to make something (like a working car) in a certain amount of pieces. Doing it with less pieces gives more sparks, but you can also complicate it later. Lastly, Scoretacular challenges give you a task like get some petrol to a dune buggy but you have to get a high score by getting the key object to tough others, gaining a multiplier.
The create tools in this game aren't incredibly in depth but it's fun to basically make your own levels. You can paint walls what colour you want and place props where you like. Also, when not doing a challenge you can build your own machine which is good. Also, you can make them into challenges which you can upload for others to do.
There are a wide variety of things to create with, such as props, stickers, texture brushes... You can make the level look like whatever you want. You can make it look like a hot, dry desert or a chilly iceberg. Also, everything you unlock corresponds with the area your in. For example, if you are in Transportasia (the transport place, obviously) you will unlock a car. If you are in the fun fair you'll get a ride.

Create is a very fun budget title and you can find it for as cheap as a tenner in some places! Amazing. It's totally worth 20 which I picked up my copy for and I highly recommend it to, let's say 'intellectuals' but if you have a good imagination you will enjoy this game a lot.
I will give it 8/10. It is very fun for what it is and you will enjoy it if you are creative. It's not very in depth though, and it's not the most exciting game title either.

But anyway, get ready to

Review 3 Clues

Stephen Fry

Out on Friday 21st January

Mentioned highly on my Twitter

Review #1: Splatterhouse

Did you guess it? It was Splatterhouse!
Clue explanations
Remake of 1988 game - original Splatterhouse released in 1988
Very violent - watch a video, explains itself!
Jim Cummings voices a main role - The Terror Mask!

Splatterhouse is an incredibly violent game, and wins most violent game of the decade. While it hasn't got the most in-depth story it is certainly fun to play. The splatter kills are absolutely brilliant because of the sheer goriness of them. I mean, if pulling out someones kidneys isn't gory you have no soul.

The game begins with you in beserker mode which Rick (the main character) is too weak for at the beginning, but can eventually be used again. You gain much stronger attacks and grow blades out of your arms to make it much more gruesome.

Speaking of Rick, I haven't really explained the story much. Basically, in the simplest and most un-story wrecking way possible, Rick and his girlfriend Jen go to Dr. Wests mansion for science or something. The screen flashes and Rick is led on the floor bleeding. The terror mask speaks to Rick and says they can save Jenny. Rick puts the mask on and becomes the monster guy.

The game is split up into phases, and after about 2 you face a main boss and are teleported somewhere. Most of the bosses are fought in parts and are very fun and scary. The kill animations for these bosses are very clever and grisly.

Along the game there are some mini-bosses that you see quite often throughout the game, although there are different, more powerful versions. The kill animations for these ones get quite monotonous compared to the main ones but are still really cool.

During each teleportation you can begin to piece together the story and view what you missed when the screen flashed at the start. It does get quite interesting the more you get into it, so you will want to finish the game.

During each phase you will need to collect pieces of pictures of Jen she has left for clues. Some of these are in linear places, but most are in hidden places or behind columns you just walked past so you need to look around to find these.

There is also a mode called Survival Arena which I have not tried yet. Oh, and another very cool thing is that you can unlock the old Splatterhouse games from the arcade which is something if you are into nostalgia, and also the actual game switches up into 2d sometimes, which is a very call homage to the originals.

Splatterhouse is a very fun, and violent, game that has cool boss battles, a great metal soundtrack, collectibles so you won't get bored, good combat and an interesting story. The graphics are also very nice. Overall I will give the game 8.5/10. It is awesome fun, but the repeating splatter kills and awkward camera are just a bit disappointing. But you should get it.

OR I GET YOU

Next weeks clues

Released on November 26th, 2010

Lots of solving challenges involved

Similar to a retail Fantastic Contraption

Philadelphia Herb & Garlic Cream Cheese FTW

That stuff is amazing. Along with the Chive one.

Okaay. Aside from the intro, I want to update a few things.

Firstly, the Mega-Pack on tuesday. Great pack and I'm sure it will win DLC wars. NIN ftw. Was not expecting Closer though.

Secondly, my computer is fixed so I can pretty much update each day. So my new years resolution is to, again following my habit of doing alot of what IaSg does, make a blog post every day. You know what, I'll throw in a review each week too. Howsat?

Thirdly, I ate Philadelphia while writing this.

Fourthly, here is clues for my first review:
Remake of 1988 game.
Very violent
Jim Cummings voices a main role

This review will be out... hmm... tuesday.