Greg on Games

Twisted Metal 2 is out on the PS Store for just six dollars, and included in that price is the game to put either on your PSP or PS3, and the ability to play it using the PSP via remote play streaming off of the PS3 so you don’t need a bigger memory stick. I think that Twisted Metal 2 is a fun game, but I don’t like the controls, and the fact that you don’t have to play it that long before it gets boring. I don’t like some of the controls because you have to push up on the D-Pad to accelerate your vehicle, so it’s hard to move left and right. Other than that I like it, but that’s only until I bored of it. I don’t think you should buy it.

Pixeljunk Monsters is the 2nd of the Pixeljunk series created by Q Games. It is based on Tower Defense. The game is simple but fun, you have a home with creatures in it and you have coins to spend on cannons or other monster killing things. For each monster you kill you earn coins, and sometimes gems. You can use gems to unlock other kinds of weapons, or strengthen weapons have already bought and placed somewhere. There are over 20 levels, with 10 turns for each level.

There are many reasons to buy this game, maybe because it is extremely addicting, it costs only $8 (limited time), you can play two-player co-op both online or offline, or maybe it’s because you can play on your PSP using remote play.

Mesmerize: Distort is a two dollar download from the PS Store that uses the Playstation Eye to create abstract effects on the screen. The effects are Blurmotion, Fallout, Flora, Genepool, and Pincushion. Pincushion is my favorite. It looks like this:

You should buy Mesmerize: Distort if you don’t have anything else for the Playstation Eye, otherwise I wouldn’t get it.

Snakeball is another downloadable game from the PS Store. It is the classic game snake fused with the future. What I like about Snakeball the most besides the actual game, is the online layout. It reminds me of Xbox Live because you can send invites and join a game from an invite with ease.

There is support for up to 4 players split screen, and 10 maps to play on. The way to win is get the most points. You can get points by getting the colorful balls, and whenever you feel that you have enough, or are nervous that someone will shoot you take your balls, you can cash them in for points by either going across the circle in the middle of the map, or throwing the balls into a ball catcher. On some maps there are more than one circle, and you have to match the color of the ball with the color of the circle to get any points.

I think that Snakeball is worth getting because the online is tons of fun, you can play with up to 4 players on the same screen, and it’s just a fun casual game.

Warhawk is probably the best multiplayer experience you’ll have on the PS3. It has only multiplayer.

The local multiplayer is good because your friends can join in whenever they want just by pressing start. There are five huge maps, all with different layouts.

The online play has up to 32 players that you can play with, and has clan support.

Operation:Omega Dawn is the add-on to Warhawk that came out this week. It costs $8, and comes with a map called Omega Factory, a KT-424 Combat Dropship that can transport one pilot, six soldiers, one ground vehicle and features a deadly new weapon, the MBEC-3 Heavy Support Cannon, and new layouts for every map.

Warhawk is great game, it’s just weird that they didn’t come out with a single-player mode or campaign yet. But this allows Sony to create a perfect multiplayer experience.

Blast Factor, Nucleus, and Super Stardust HD are all from the PS Store, and there are all basically the same game. It’s the kind of game that you use the left analog stick to move, and the right analog stick to shoot in different directions. Since they’re all alike you’re probably not going to buy all there are them. The things that make you decide if you should buy a game are the price, the gameplay, and the graphics. Out of these Super Stardust HD has the best graphics.

Blast Factor is unique because you can tilt the Sixaxis controller and make the enemies get pushed to the left side of the screen, or the right side of the screen, depending which direction you turn it. Besides that it’s your average game.

Nucleus is average because the graphics are okay, and being able to choose your path to what level you play next gets boring fast.

Super Stardust HD is a great game and the best game of the three. It has good graphics, and fun and challenging levels. It’s similar to Geometry Wars 2, but the concept and the look is completely different. It’s just a fun game that you will playing over and over again to unlock all of the levels.

I would recommend buying Super Stardust HD and downloading the demos for Blast Factor and Nucleus.

Well I bought High Velocity Bowling today from the PS Store. The game uses the motion sensor in the Sixaxis controller to throw the ball, position the player, and to aim the ball. There are 8 characters to choose from, and there’s two to download. But what makes this game enjoyable is different challenge modes to get better at virtual bowling, and the funny phrases that each character has. There is support for up to 4 player local multiplayer.

I think that this game is or almost is as good as the wii sports bowling, and that’s saying something. It’s hard to say if you should buy this for ten dollars because there’s no online play, just like Pain. But if there’s ever a PS Store sale like there was for Thanksgiving I would buy it instantly.

Well I bought the PS Store game Pain a couple of weeks ago and it proves to be entertaining and a good all around game. But is it worth ten dollars? Well the first disappointment is that it only comes with one level, Downtown. Hopefully they come out with an extra level to download. Well they are going to because there is a billboard you can crash into in Downtown that says there is an indoor amusement park level coming soon. Downtown is a great level with so many places to crash into and break your bones.

Pain has over 60 trophies to unlock by doing what it says in the description of the trophy. Some of the trophies unlock characters or game modes.

The multiplayer mode features horse, bowling, and my favorite fun with explosives.

The single mode features mime toss, spank the monkey, and paindemonium. The also a unlockable mode called aftermath.

Pain is a great game so I would give a 9 out of 10 but since it doesn’t have online play and it only has one level, I’m giving it a 8.2 out of 10.