The Nintendo DSi

It is the third form of the DS to come out on the game market. Nintendo of course made another amazing hand held device that people are just going nuts over. I myself have got one and just love its sweet ability to take pictures and get apps for it through wi-fi. It is probably one of the coolest portable gaming devices that has ever been created. It is the awesome Nintendo DSi. They really upgrade this device by increasing the screen size to 3.25 in. from its original 3 in. I know this is not an amazing change to the screen but for gamers this means a lot. They also added two cameras on the machine for picture taking, an SD card slot to store pics and other stuff, the ability to get applications off the web. It has brought some new playable enjoyment to many. Some of the original ideas for the machine was to have to slots for the DS games. This was something that when came out in testing just seemed to be worthless which led to the decision to change it back to a single slot. This allowed the device to cut down on its size. Other amazing things they have for fun is the ability to change, add and morphing your pictures. They also have a recorder to play with sounds.
This is one of the best devices in my mind that Nintendo has ever brought out. It is just a fun device which can be played by all ages. And a lot of the reviews for it have come back as being a great device. So if you don't have one and would like to get in on some of the funs things in life this is the best gaming machince for anyone.

Changing up the Story

A good storyline can never be beat in a great video games. One of the coolest things seen in games are multi-story campaigns. One of the best examples are the famous computer games from Blizzard Entertainment, Warcraft 3 and Starcraft. These two games have made the frontier of having separate campaigns in one game possible. They came out and the crashed the market with the weight of their giant fan base.
I myself have played these games and saw just amazing things. One of the coolest things about these games is actually how deep you can get into the story of some of their hero class characters. They can lead off into the past events of the characters and show their history. A good example is the character Grom Hellsrceam from the orc race that wars in Warcraft. He is a general that lead his people on a dark path and looks for redemption. Another interesting thing is the intertwining storires in these types of games.
Another game that has this type of situation would be the Pokemon games. They All are different in many ways but what ties them togther is the fact that you are always a trainer out to be the pokemon master. In these different storylines you can be whatever you want with many different types of pokemon teams. You are for sure going to face gym leaders, the elite four at the end and a stupid rival friend that thinks they are better than you. So for all of you out there that like to spice it up just try a new game and see whats different.

Portable Gaming Devices of Nintendo

The Nintendo Game Boy now that was a machine that had all the bests games when you where on the go. Its funny that when you think about games now people seem to only see the big gamin consoles and maybe the ones played on computer. But some of the best gaming devices are the little pocket games. This is the one thing that has a major impact on the kids of today.
I can remember back as a child playing Mario on my cousin's Game Boy. It was such a blast and especially when i got my own Game Boy color and played Pokemon for the first time. I thought it was just amazing how I could play a video game while on the road to my grandma's house. Indeed this was a big step for Nintendo when they brought this device out on the gaming market. It brought more fans of the Super Nintendo out of their basement and into the public's view. The Game Boy originally came out in August of 1989. It was developed with a simple button layout and also came with special features like a rechargeable battery pack. To many peoples surprise the game of the time wasn't Mario, but Tetris which sold over 33 million copies. A few years down the road and some modifications to this cool little machine Nintendo brought out the Game Boy color. At this time a major game that really started to have a big sales for Game Boys was Pokemon. A very popular ga,e for little kids which had cute little monsters that would battle.
Now all of this has lead to the development of the best gaming system by Nintendo which is the DS and the newly release DSi. These portable gaming devices have been the new sweetest devices to hit the market for the fact that they are able to use a touch screen for more interactive gameplay and with the new DSi a person is able to to take pictures. With new applications for this machine the possiblilities are unlimited.

First Person Shooters

For all the many amazing game types out there one of my favorite is a FPS. These are some of the best games to see some brutal competition. One of the big name games from this genre that has made it into the MLG world is Halo. This game is probably one of the fastest growing games in the market with popularity in the United States. It has brought many people together from the farthest parts of the earth.
More on the topic some of the first FPS's started in the 70s with Maze War and Spasim. Maze War is one of the closest games to a first person shooter since it use characters on foot and fighting. Spasim featured the FPS format more in the spaceship sense instead of being a person. So this was something that could be consider a different style to this type of play. I myself find this to be a unique look. In 92 the game Wolfenstein 3D that really set off the FPS genre it was built on the ray casting development that all FPS's are still based on today. This template was the key design for the games. Games in the later on after this also included Black Stone: Aliens of Gold and Doom. Doom was the first game to bring out the multiplayer format which was made for competitive deathmatch gameplay. Also with its texturing, variation on heights and enhancing the 3D environment it really brought the realism for the game.
It wasn't till the year 1997 when the best FPS came out that is set in the books. The name was Golden Eye 007 and it was brought out on the Nintendo 64. It was the first game to have well designed solo gameplay and also well developed multiplayer maps. It also gave the ability to use an aiming sight with the weapons and the favored ability of laying down a good Headshot.
Now to bring you up to speed with the high rollers of the video games of todays FPSs. We have the most popular ones like Halo 3, Call of Duty 4: Mondern Warfare and Resistance: Fall of Man. All of which have amazing online capability and specialties with maps, unique weapons and sweet styles for game play. They invoke the power of not only slayer matches, but also objective missions like capture the flag. Another thing that these newer games brought into this genre that was never seen before was the use of vehicles. So over all the First Person Shooters are great games with a litte violence on the side when you need to get some anger out.

Games To Movies...What A Great Idea.

Well last week i talked about how cool it would be to see a video game based off of a really sweet movie like Star Wars or one of the Lord Of The Rings movies. This week I decided to talk about the flip side of things. Where there has been games made into movies. Yes it is true a nerds biggest dream is coming true. Just kidding it is also mine too. But on a more important fact these movies are sometimes not the greatest thing ever to hit the shelves at your local rental store.
One of the major leading problems in these film adaptations of games are done horrible. A good example of this would be the Street Fighter movies. They made an OK version back in the 90s and now they just brought out another one that also tank in the ratings. I mean really what is wrong can't they find some descent directors that won't screw these types of movies up. They look good when you see the previews but they are horrible films. I haven't quite figured this out yet. Maybe they will be able to create good game based movie in a couple more years.
I'm not here to bash these types of films all together now. Because there has been some really good movies that came out that were in fact based on top selling games of their time. Here is a great example the Mario Bros. movie. Now I don't know how well it did when it came out but if you ask any Mario fan that saw the movie they could tell you it was a great film. There are others like Doom and Silent Hill which were both very good films. Now you wonder how this ties into video games. Well it is simple it is all about the franchise the more money you make the better your returns will be in the end. So if it is possible to go above and beyond a console why not just do it.
To me making a game into a movie is a wonderful idea. The one they need to do though is sometimes just leave the game as it is and not try to change it so much from the true storyline. Now for something Like Street Fighter there is not much of a story to go on. but there are some games that have great detail to there background so directors just leave it alone.

Movies to Games...Bad or Good?

We all know that we love to watch movies. Movies bring such enjoyment to us as people telling an awesome story. We get pulled into it and just want to no more. I remember as a kid coming out of one of the Lord of the Rings movie wanting to be just like Aragorn killing the orcs in the forest. Just wishing to get in on the action and have it in a video game. Now I know this sounds really nerdy but it is possible for all you fans of the movie.
The major debate in the gaming world is can a movie be turned into a game. It has been done but the problem is that every time they do it the games just tank. The problems with some of these games is that they are based off of the movie's storyline so they become very dull. Other problems include the poor sub-villains and the difficult game play. There is also the horrible script reading from the actors themselves and the worse is the cut scenes from the movie that gets added to these games.
These types of games are just horrible but yet they make money. Since they hang on the tails of the movie's fame as a blockbuster. Other games made that really suck are the Speed Racer, Incredible Hulk, and something from the past Jaws Unleashed. Wow this just makes me want to cry. It is wrong in every way possible.
Now not all games based of movies are bad. There are some that have actually made it in the world of electronics because they took a different route when designing the game play. A good example of successful ones are Star Wars Battle Front 2 and Lord Of The Rings: Conquest. With these games they were not design entirely after the movies. They just had the themes and then transformed to something that a general public would like. These games are based off of third person shooters. This is were you can see your character while you perform actions in the game. They are truly amazing games when done right. So when it comes down to it you just have to be the judge.

World of Warcraft.

In a world where only the strongest can survive. A land filled with dragons, skeleton creatures, and water monsters wait in the dark to pounce on a unknowing person. Where your best friend is the trusty spell book that a master wizard gave you. It is a dangerous land filled with many races that have decided to start a new war. The place I'm talking about is World of Warcraft, one of the best massive multiplayer online role-playing game ever made.
World of Warcraft aslo referred to as WoW is the fourth released game to come out of the Warcraft fantasy series created by Blizzard. In this computer game you are able to create a character that is of a certain race out of ten to choose. Each race belongs to one of the two warring factions on the game. Alliance is more the human type races consisting of Humans, Night Elves, Dwarves, Homes, and Draenei. On the Horde side you have the monsterous brutes like Tuaren, Orcs, Trolls, Blood Elves, and Undead. With every race comes their very own unique racial traits which the race. Like an increase in the ability to use magic or something to deal with giving them a berserker rage in battle.
Once you have picked a race you are then able to select your class. This is what type of player you will become like a warrior, druif, or a mage. There are a total of 9 to choose from which each get there very own unique spells and skills. And then there is also one hero class that once you reach level 55 or above your character can become. There are also much more that you can do with your character like join a guild, have professions, and even do achievements for the game.
This game has gone above and beyond the expectations for many gamers out in the world that love online games. It has made such an impact in the gaming community pulling in 11.5 million monthley subscribers. There has been two expansion sets that came out after the release of the game originally. The graphics are amazing and the designs for creatures and characters have been done well to give this full potential of being great.
This game to me is pretty amazing to me and I also find it to be very interesting. I hope to someday play it but that would require me to give in to it which I am far from. It has a huge fan base of people that like to make joke videos about the game. One of the most famous is the Leeroy Jenkins video about a seige gone wrong. For Blizzard to come out with an amazing game like this would be really hard to top. It seems almost impossible to do, but knowing Blizzard they will still be able to bring out something.