Xiah Closed Beta


ARTICLE San Jose, CA October 5, 2006 – OnNet USA today announced that it will conduct a closed-beta session for its new Asian-themed martial arts massively multi-player on-line game, Xiah. The closed-beta session will last from 10/9/06-10/23/06. Players interested in Xiah beta tester are encouraged to

Review by Fieren


REVIEW This is a review by one of our normal reviewers Fieren.

SWG extended trial


INTERVIEW

LucasArts and Sony Online Entertainment today debuted an enhanced trial for Star Wars Galaxies that, for the first time ever, delivers all the exciting content of the full versions of Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided.

WarRock rocks!


REVIEW WarRock is a well-made FPS game. A few glitches make it sometimes frustrating, but since it is only a beta version, it will be superb when it is released fully.



There are three gametypes you can choose from when you play. Explosive Missions, Infantry Combat and Vehicle Combat.

Missions are

Mafia Legends


REVIEW This is game is one of the best text based games i have ever played.
Basically you start out in the gangster world at a really low rank "Tramp" as you progress through the game your ranks go up and up.

You do a series of different things for example Crimes such as rob a bank and GTA.

You shoot other players for there casinos or just because you have a grudge against them.

If your into mafia games you will love Mafia Legends.

You wont be dissapointed

TinyWarz


REVIEW A game where multiple sides fought each-other over weeks or months in an attempt to gain the upperhand.

Wild Arms: Alter Code F


FEATURE Wild Arms:Alter Code F

PS2 RPG

Released: Nov 15, 2005

Agetec Productions







I recently received a copy of Agetec's rpg Wild Arms:Alter Code F, which is a remake of the classic Wild Arms that was released for the Playstation. Before Final Fantasy VII captured everyone's imagination, Wild Arms opened up an original world with an engaging plot. It was one of the first rpg that featured 3D battles, and a combination if science and magic. Now, it's been reinvented for the PS2. And it's amazing.



The original Wild Arms centered on 3 playable characters. Rudy, who can control the powers of the forbidden Arms, Jack, a swordsman treasure hunter who works with his blue rodent friend Hanpan, and Cecilia, your magic wielding princess turned adventurer trying to save her people. In this remake, you can also control 3 additional characters: Calamity Jane, a great gunfighter who's got a bit of an attitude, McDullen, her butler who tries to keep her in line and fights with a sword, and Emma, a scientist studying the Arms and acquire abilities from enemies.







The world is really very large, with areas opening up as the game progresses, through the use of teleporters, caves, a ship, etc. The pace worked well, as I've never felt that I was progressing too fast or too slow. Enemies always seemed a perfect match.



Getting into battles has a unique feature as well. You've got a Migrant meter. With each battle, that meter goes up. You can see the monsters on the screen and can avoid battle with a hit of a button as long as you've got some points left on the Migrant meter. The weaker the enemy, the less it takes off your meter to skip. But you'll not be able to skip too many battles from a monster as strong as you.



Battles themselves have a familiar turn based feel. You can choose between regular melee, special attacks, magic, and items. You gain Force Points in battle that allow you to use Special attacks (or Summon Gaurdians in the case of Cecilia).







Graphically the game looks great. The lush colors really stand out, as do the character graphics. The cut scenes won't hold up when compared to some games such as FFX, but they look good nonetheless.








One of my big complaints is the lack of voice-overs. There are none at all. The story is very full, with some great characters, but to hear the voices rather than having to read everything would add more of an emmersion, in my opinion.



Now the game boasts 60+ hours of gameplay. I've not made it through half that yet. But the first time I sat down and played, I clocked in approximately 10 hours straight. This game pulls you into the plot very quickly.



If you've played the original version, you'll feel very comfortable revisting old friends. If you've never played it, you'll quickly fall for this great rpg title. I highly recommend this great title from Agetec!


Control Monger (closed BETA) Review


FEATURE Overview:


Control Monger is a fully 3D MMOFPS (Massively Multiplayer Online First Person Shooter game) developed by NetCharger.





Classes:


You can play as heavy gunner bot, construction bot, repair bot, sniper bot, demolition bot, soldier bot, or spy bot.





Match Types:


There are five different match types in Control Monger, each different than the other. The Match types are Capture the Flag, Last Man Standing, Objective, King of the Hill, and Death Match. Some of the matches can be played as teams (like Capture the Flag for instance) and are very addictive and fun.





Servers:


Finding a good server in Control Monger isn't very hard. Anyone can host a game on their computer and some do. There are always at least two player hosted games at a time. Besides the player hosted games there is one dedicated server owned by a player and two official servers hosted by NetCharger. The ping is relatively good on the dedicated server and is great on the official servers.





Graphics:


Control Monger has incredible graphics for a free MMOFPS of its kind. I have failed to see a free game that meets these standards. The environment is very detailed and looks great. Most of the games in Control Monger take place inside a building. From the floor to the crates you hide behind Control Monger accomplishes graphics most other games of its genre haven't.

9/10





Sound:


The Control Monger music isn't a bragging point for the game. When you start the game you are greeted with an annoying guitar solo, however the in game sounds more than make up for this. When you enter the game you are greeted with a robotic "Welcome" voice. When someone captures a flag the same voice will say "Flag Captured". The sounds from your guns are very nice also. Overall the in game sounds are great, out-of-game music, meh.

8/10





Gameplay:


Control Monger gameplay is varied by what kind of bot you play as. I generally play as a heavy gunner bot which is portrayed as a large clunky hunk of metal with a powerful gun. The game manages to make gameplay like you would think for your bot. A spy bot is quick and weak, the gunner bot is large and slow. When you bump into the walls your bot will realisticly lean to the side. The game manages to balance out the bots also. Instead of the gunner bot dominating the rest of the bots like tanks do in most games, it can be beaten by weaker bots. To fire your large gun you must hold down the left mouse button for about 5 seconds for your bot to begin to fire. Once the bullets start raining out of your machine gun you will dominate however. Overall, the Control Monger combat system impresses.

9/10

GunZ Online


REVIEW I decided to write a review for a game that I am currently addicted to.

Runescape II


FEATURE Runescape II:



Game play:You start off in tutorial isalnd,customizing your charcters clothes,and looks,chooisng the gender and the color.
Going through each NPC's(non player computer)Task,learning how to play,and what to do.Once you finish Tutorial island,you'll be given a set of runes (magic casting items) bow and arrows,a sword,dagger and a sheild,Bread.Etc.
Of most MMORPGS this point is well,becoming the best player there is.



Eco:To make money,you have skills..Which you train,from doing diffrent thing,for example,Woodcutting,you'll need a woodcutting axe,Some trees can not be cut down without a proper Woodcutting levels,same goes with Mining,you'll need a pickaxe,Gaining the items,from woodcutting (wood),Mining(ore),Etc.,to buy yourself New Items,Weapons,Armor,Etc.



Graphics:The graphics for this game are in a 3D resoultion.Which is very good,for a java game.The requirements aren't very high like most other games,which makes it unique.No long downloads,and likely,all most all of the Computers can play it..Unless they're like what,ten years old...or something.



Updates:The Runescape Updates Are constant and they're ussaly a update every week.All the updates are very good,adding new thing,and fixing bugs in the game.



Sound & Music:The music,for well me is good,they added this loop system so you can listen to it over and over again,some people may not like the music,but i'm just saying i do.They also added Weapon Sounds,when you use you weapon (swing,use magic,or shoot bow)They have added sounds to the Attack,which is also a good adding for Runescape II (Runescape I,has no sounds and music)



Community:This is were i rant.I'm ranting about the community.it's very hard finding someone to help you,most call you a "noob" just for asking,or trying to buy something of theirs,when you don't know how much it is.But otherwise You'll find a few people to help you,in anyways they can..(Don't flame me about this part >:o,Flame me about all the others >:o)



Events:Well the events,are all for holidays,But unfortuanltey No mods come on runescape,to celebrate it,instead they use bots,which do the celebrating for you..That's all iv'e got to say for the Events...



Conclusion:Even though Runescape is a good game,it's still preffered as a "MMORPG Newbie Game".It get's boring after months through years of game play,don't get me wrong,i like the game,but it just get's boring.For those who have lots of extra time,Play this game,you've got lots of skills to work on,and all the way to lvl 126..to get to a lvl.Over all 8/10

RAKION ( KOREAN )


FEATURE Not much time so I am going to make this quick.



Graphics: Not to shabby , most computars of the modern world could run this game smoothly.But there is no Grafics options , so you must play from there settings.The character models are very nicly done..Every character had detail down to the very finger tips..And not to mention the animations are soo smooth..No runescape movement in this..(lol)...7/10





Gameplay: This where the game shines its brightess..This will keep you involved in whats going..Instead of watching TV waiting for you character to kill a monster..Basicly the combat , is using both the mouse and the W A S D keys in sync..You move with the W A S D keys and do most attacks with the mouse..But a few attacks require both..And if you miss..ITS YOUR FAULT...But missing usally ends up getting badly hurt..Becuase someone will come up and grab you ( very pleasing to see :) ] Each class will have its special abilities per button combinations..But most of the time the differnce is the animation or the delay time after the attack..Because , delay means you Cant attack , Cant move , or block..Which usally..is bad!..There are a few glitches with some attacks but most of the time its fine...NOTE: you do join rooms to play..Like gunz::::9/10




Sound: Theres not really much to talk about..Theres 3-4 differnt background songs..And a variety of sword clashes , and so on... 5/10



Classes/Races: There are 5 classes...They are: Swordsmen , Ninja , Mage , archer , and blacksmith...They all are stuck the gender they are asigned..Some of yoou might not like this , but please dont complain..Every class differs in size , weapon and armor , and so on..There also is no custimization.Which is needed....7/10



Items: Not many..You can buy : Basic armor ( chest and legs ) , Helmets , Gloves , shoulder s, summons ( monster that fight for you 8) ] , Necklaces , ranged weapons ( the ones asigned to your class ) , and melee weapons ( asigned to your class ).



A very good game...Beware tho , make sure you have time to finish a game..They can last more than 2 hours...