TNT Gaming

Very Very Late to the game…..

but I FREAKING LOVE guitar hero!

Yes you are right, I am the last living person to ever play this game.  Before two days ago, I had played 6 songs in my life of any version of this game.  I bought the kids Rock Band 2 (and the drums and wireless guitar from our very own Drawflush) for xmas, and I had Donnie’s GH3 over here.  My daughter asked me to play with her and let me tell ya, the Kid’s hooked on the Guitar Hero.  I absolutely suck, but man am I having fun!  My kids are making fun of me because they already beat the game on easy (both of them 8 and 11 years old respectively) and having moved up a level.  Me I have no hope in hell on Raining Blood, but having a great time trying!  Friday, I played for 5 hours.  I went out yesterday and bought  myself the kids GH3 and a second guitar, because I need to give Donnie back his.

I have also played some Rockband, and I enjoy the drums but I am the worst player ever.  Again, both my kids make me look like the biggest no rythm  person ever but I like playing.  Right now I prefer the guitar, and I find GH funner to play guitar than Rockband, but that may be because I have played it more thus far.  Regardless, I am hooked.  This game will no doubt get me off my WOW and onto the console.  Give me a bit and then I’ll show you guys how its done.  OK, I won’t show you how its done, but I will be able to get 46 seconds into Raining Blood. lol.

Mirror’s Edge

 First Person Shooter? well, yeah, without the shooting. 

Mirror’s Edge is billed as a fresh, new FPS experience.  And that is true.
Story is of Faith, a runner in the near future that transport packages, data, and anthing else that the “people in charge” would deem illegal. And you do this by running, jumping, sliding on rooftops. (Think the opening sequence of Casino Royal, the chase on the crane)
First off, the onscreen HUD is not there, the only thing is a small dot to help you see where you are looking at, and help to show you where to go next, if you want it to (very simular to Dead Space, click a button, and it will show you the way you should be going) Of course, there is always a different, often faster way to get where you are going. This gives you a real sense of being there.

I’ve finished 3 levels so far, and have yet to fire a single shot. I’ve disarmed enemies, stole their weapon, knocked them out, but just end up dropping the weapon as soon as I get it. The main point in the game is getting away is always better than fighting.

The graphics are amazing, the bleached white city allows the other primary colors to really stand out (red items are the games way of telling you that these are objects that you can / should use)

The action sequences are pretty intense. When you are being chased by armed guards and they are shooting at you, you try to escape as fast as you can, jumping over things, sliding under things, trying to keep your momentum going so you run faster, all at the same time as trying to find the way out.

You will get shot, you will die, you will fall to your death, all this will happen very often, the good thing is the auto-save feature saves very frequently, and you will never have to redo a great distance to get back to where you were. Load times after deaths are very quick as well.

This game is certainly not for everyone. I highly recommend trying out the demo first if you have the chance. But for me, so far, this game is very enjoyable, fast paced, and a fresh change to the typical FPS.

Wireless Headphones for Ps3

Hey guys, nice blend of games/audiophiles/parents with volume control issues at home here, so I figured this would be good spot to ask this question.

I want to be able to boost up the audio on my PS3 when I play at night but I don’t want to hear any rumblings from the wife/kid…  I do not plug in my audio to any receiver or anything just straight from Tv to Ps3 from the HDMI connection.  Any ideas on how I could get a decent sound to wireless headphone when gaming on my PS3??  A few more specific questions:

1-  Would the headphones have to be paired to my TV set?

2-  Would the headphones need to be paired to my PS3?

3-  Would those wireless headsets with mic do???  Do you get all the game sounds from that?  Do they sound good?

Please let me know what you think!!!

Call of Duty : World At War

Bought this game last Wednesday, but didnt’ play it until Saturday night.  I had heard that you could play the campaign missions with up to 4 people online, so I decided to wait to play it with at least one other person.  Well, Saturday night, Dan S (Wolfsun87) was online and I gave it a try.

From the first scene, I knew this game was going to be intense.  From the first person view, you see a Japanese soldier talking to a guy tied up on the ground, and within minutes, the guy is laying lifeless on the ground, blood splatter everywhere….

After a great escape from there, the second mission places you on a boat headed for shore, simular to the opening sequence of Saving Private Ryan, all I have to say, is enjoy the ride, and keep an eye one your squad member in the front left.

This game will get tons of comparison with COD 4: Advanced Warfare, one of the premiere FPS games in recent history, and because of that, will probably get some flak.  The most common one I heard from people, and most of them have not even played the game yet, is that the WWII setting and firepower is not good enough, they require sniper rifles, and other Modern weapons.

After playing the game through the first 4 missions, I think this is a great game, and of course, I believe the option to go through the mission with 3 buddies makes it all the better.

With the holiday season upon us, and all the awesome games released in the last few months, and the months to come, is this the game you need to buy?  To me it depends, if you prefer playing a FPS game by yourself, then GOW2 is probably the better game (although that game also gives you the option to play the campaign with a online buddy) but if you want to experience an intense battle with 3 other buddies, then COD:WAW is probably the way to go.

Then again, why not get both?

Gears of War 2

Gears of War 2 was probably the most hyped 360 game of the year, this was the game that everyone was waiting for.  With this much presure to create a sequel to an already classic game, there was no way that they could pull it off.

Well, they pulled it off, BIG TIME.

You can play the single player campaign by yourself, you can play the campaign split screen, and you can also play the campaign co-op style with a buddy online.  The great thing is, no matter which way you play it, you get the full story, all the cut scenes, all the twists and turns, I’ve played all 3 ways, and done the same levels and they are still fun.  For sure the co-op online is my favorite, I’ve done some with Josh (Turnipx) and Scott (DarthWho) .

The mutliplayer is suppose to be good too, but I have yet to find the time to play it.  The Horde mode, where you and up to 4 buddies bunker down and battle wave after wave of Locust should be pretty cool

I was watching a podcast of 1up the other day (gaming preview/review) and I think they said it right, the worst thing about GOW2 is that it outdoes GOW in every way, making GOW not even worth playing again.  And GOW was an awesome game in it’s own right.  I would almost suggest someone would play GOW1 before jumping into GOW2, because once you play it, you will not go back.

The graphics are amazing, so far, I’m only in chapter 2, and i’ve already had at least 5 WOW moments.  The screen shots will give you a hint of what you have in store.

If you are only getting one Xmas game this year, I would probably have to suggest this one.

Dead Space and other 360 games

Well Dango just had me watch the trailer for Dead Space and a 30 sec clip of game play and yeah a confirmation was done there will be no Dead Space in my house unless the girls get older and they want to play. 

 On another note I borrowed Dan’s Bourne Consparicy and I am at the last Boss right now should be done tonight but I really enjoyed the game.  It was very easy a few chapters were a bit harder but overall a game worth renting but not buying cause I finished it in probably less then 7 hours game time and you can’t play online but your home alone for a weekend and want a shooter/driver/cinamatic game this is the game to test.

 Besides that all I have been playing is NHL09 if you play a gamertag Drake09 I think just quit ahead of time.  I am not the best NHL player out there but I have a pretty good record and I was down 8-0 in the first and he had 7 cheap goals and he has mastered the stick lift… he has a record of over 300 wins and 22 loses so I suggest u dont’ play him.

Dango Report - Nov 10, 2008

Well, I seem to be realizing that there is not enough gaming time available.

Here is what I’m up to in the gaming world.

Currently Playing

Dead Space - Currently on Chapter 7 of 13. 

Lego Batman - 80% done, has taken a back seat since I started playing Dead Space

Gears of War 2 - Purchased this on Friday, and played the co-op missions with Josh, we got to Act II - Chapter 3 I believe, anway, we are currently undergroud fighting the Horde.  This is another awesome game, doing the single player campaign with a buddy online really enhances the experience.  Havn’t tried the Multiplayer Horde mode yet, and I can’t wait to try it.  In this mode, you and up to 4 buddies work together to defeat wave after wave of enemies.

The Bourne Conspiracy - Played through the first chapter of the game, have not played since.  Will get back to it though, because it was fun.

Rock Band 2 - Enjoy banging out a few songs on the drums.  It would be fun to have a full Rock Band night sometime with some friends and beer (a must)

Coming Soon

Mirror’s Edge is out tomorrow, this is certainly a game I want to play.  Played the demo and it looks awesome.  I will wait to get this through Goozex Site.

Call of Duty : World at War - This is also out tomorrow.  The 4 player co-op mode looks really interesting.  So far Dan S (Wolfsun87) Gee (GeeUnit) and Tim (PoolsharkTim) plan on purchasing this game.

Far Cry 2 - I am first in line to receive this game through goozex, a GTA IV type game that is suppose to be excellent.

Quantum of Solace - Also first in line through Goozex.  Although this game is not on my top to do list, still looks pretty good and want to give it a try.

Guitar Hero : World Tour - Another gamet that I am first in Line to receive, Can’t wait to play the new Metallica album.

Currently on my Shelf

Condemned 1+2 - Haven’t played them yet

Dark Sector - Haven’t played it yet

GTA IV - about 30% done (which is still a lot) will go back to finish the game eventually.  Would like to play some co-op missions though.

Star Wars Force Unleashed - Finished the game, then went back and played through the first 2 chapters again to try to collect all the collectable.  Will go throught and play it again in the future.

Bioshock, Assassin’s Creed, Halo 3 - Borrowed these from Scott (DarthWho) and plan on going through them as well.  The first one will be Bioshock

BattleField: Bad Company - Lent it to Gee (GeeUnit), he finished the game and said it was pretty cool.

As always, there is NHL 09 and Madden 09 that is always an option if anyone wants to issue an challenge.  I find I enjoy the sports games a lot more against a buddy, then alone or online against a stranger.

Dead Space

I’ve been playing this since last week, I’m about 5 hours of gameplay in, and just started Chapter 5.  To continue with Scott’s review, this game is awesome. 

The first 3 chapters of the game were played with stereo sound, coming from the TV speakers.  This weekend, I purchased a cheap surround sound system and hooked up my XBox to it, and WOW, the game just went up a knotch on the enjoyable scale.

Just like a good horror movie, the sound in this game is the selling point, walking down deserted corridors, with creaks and cracks coming from all around you.  Ghostly voices coming behind you really brings out the creepy factor to this game.

If you have an option to play this game with full surround and in the complete darkness, that choice is highly recommended.