Wednesday, October 14, 2009
The Update: First Log
The Update is a post I just created where I will be posting my next planned article. The last one was my Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days review. Maybe my next review will be on Bowser's Inside Story. I've been meaning to buy that game for a while, but...well...no luck. That was The Update.
Monday, October 12, 2009
The Key is within your Heart: Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days Review
How would you feel if you found out your secretly a person’s hallow heart with a mind full of memories that are not yours? Roxas, one of the main characters in Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days, has to live with that reality every minute of his eventful life.
This new installment in the Kingdom Hearts timeline has you playing as Roxas, a copy of Sora, the main character within all of the Kingdom Hearts games before 385/2 days, who is trying to find out about himself while at the same time unraveling the intent of Organization XIII and the search for Kingdom Hearts, which is the key to the Organization’s plan.
Game play is just like the Playstation 2 versions of Kingdom Hearts 1 and 2. The controls are pretty solid. You move with the directional pad while attacking with A, jumping with Y, and navigating the menus with X. Camera control is pretty decent. You control the camera with the R and L buttons. Touch screen integration is almost non-excitant. There is nothing new to the game play, but for fans that enjoyed the regular style of controls compared to Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories, you will be pretty content with these.
There are some new features in Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days such as the new panel system. Before, the player would have to go into different menus to equip abilities, magic, and equipment. Now, players use panels for everything. These panels have slots where you put items and abilities you earn through missions.
The missions are the meat of the game. You continue the story through missions which the Organization gives you as days go by. There are a variety of ways to play these missions, like search and destroy or sneak around town to grab Intel before the civilians spot you. The game play in this title is enough to keep a hard core fan satisfied while keeping new comers a little confused.
The graphics are pretty decent for a DS title. They are, at times, muddy in appearance, but overall moderate. The cut scenes themselves look like they came out of the PS2 titles and they also include voice over which was something of a surprise.
The bond that drives the story is between Roxas, Axel, and Xion. The whole timeline between Kingdom Hearts and Kingdom Hearts 2 has been pretty unclear so far, but now its revealed what occurs to the fourteenth member of Organization XIII and Roxas, along with his relationship with Axel.
A person’s heart is what makes them a person, without it they are nobody. Kingdom Hearts 385/2 Days is a game about nobodies who are looking for a heart, while some are looking for a purpose. Kingdom Hearts fans who are looking for a deeper look at what really happened inside of Organization XIII and also want to see what happened between Kingdom Hearts, Kingdom Hearts 2, and Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories will find a great experience in 358/2 Days.
Sunday, October 11, 2009
Sidekick data officially gone
T-mobile and Danger, the Sidekick data services provider, announced yesterday that Sidekick users who have lost media due to the data failure will most likely not get it back
T-mobile, as posted on their forums, said "Regrettably, based on Microsoft/Danger's latest recovery assessment of their systems, we must now inform you that personal information stored on your device - such as contacts, calendar entries, to-do lists or photos - that is no longer on your Sidekick almost certainly has been lost as a result of a server failure at Microsoft/Danger. That said, our teams continue to work around-the-clock in hopes of discovering some way to recover this information..."
T-mobile, as posted on their forums, said "Regrettably, based on Microsoft/Danger's latest recovery assessment of their systems, we must now inform you that personal information stored on your device - such as contacts, calendar entries, to-do lists or photos - that is no longer on your Sidekick almost certainly has been lost as a result of a server failure at Microsoft/Danger. That said, our teams continue to work around-the-clock in hopes of discovering some way to recover this information..."
Saturday, October 3, 2009
Facebook and Youtube have technical issues.
Youtube and Facebook are both having a pretty bad Saturday.
Youtube is having problems with videos creating downtime, even with embeded ones.
Facebook is also having trouble with it's updates not updating.
Hopefully this problem will be finished soon because I want to watch more Michael Jackson videos and posting on Facebook that I favorited "Scream."
Youtube is having problems with videos creating downtime, even with embeded ones.
Facebook is also having trouble with it's updates not updating.
Hopefully this problem will be finished soon because I want to watch more Michael Jackson videos and posting on Facebook that I favorited "Scream."
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Fla. investigators play Wii during raid
Investigators from a narcotics task force were caught playing a Nintendo Wii during a bust.
The officers were caught with a motion-sensitive camera in the home playing the system during a raid on a residence tied with convicted drug dealer Michael DiFalco, who was already in custody at the time.
Sheriff Grady Judd told Associated Press on Tuesday that "the incident is being reviewed and disciplinary action will be taken if neccessary."
The officers were caught with a motion-sensitive camera in the home playing the system during a raid on a residence tied with convicted drug dealer Michael DiFalco, who was already in custody at the time.
Sheriff Grady Judd told Associated Press on Tuesday that "the incident is being reviewed and disciplinary action will be taken if neccessary."
Monday, September 21, 2009
iPhone 3GS users having battery trouble
iPhone 3GS users who purchased the latest update, version 3.1, have experienced a substantial battery issue.
Apple has started taking measures to fixing this issue by calling individuals who have the problem and asking 11 battery-specific questions. They are also releasing a non-apple branded battery tracker that takes information from the iPhone's and transfers it to iTunes where Apple can take a look at it.
Apple has started taking measures to fixing this issue by calling individuals who have the problem and asking 11 battery-specific questions. They are also releasing a non-apple branded battery tracker that takes information from the iPhone's and transfers it to iTunes where Apple can take a look at it.
Friday, September 18, 2009
Scribblenauts Review: Words can solve anything
A young girl is standing beside her home, crying. You see her and you look up and see a poor, defenseless kitty stuck on the roof of the building. You must find a way to reunite the two. You type in “wings” and a pair of white, feathery wings appear and you equip them, fly up to the roof, grab the cute kitten and bring it to the little girl. Along with praise you obtain a Starite. That is just one out of more than 200 puzzles you must solve in Scribblenauts, 5thCell’s newly released Nintendo DS title.
The game puts you in the role of Maxwell. You help people using a special notepad. The note pad allows anything you input into it, such as “dragon” or “pie” to come to life. This ingenious idea won 5thCell, the developers, an award for most original game out of E3’09.
There are over 200 levels for players to use their vocabulary and imagination to solve puzzles. There are two game modes. One has you finding ways to reveal the magical starites which are in each level of the game. The second mode already has the starite shown, the player just has to find a way to obtain it.
There are many scenarios to choose from that include helping a fireman and police officer find the tools they need to get their jobs done or as simple as helping a man find some nourishment in the hot desert. But creativity is the key to finding solutions to these problems. Instead of just creating a bottle of water for the thirsty man, you can give him a glass of juice, create a “fire
hydrant” and a “hose” and blast him with refreshing boosts of water or you can even create a “sea” and drop it near him for a longer lasting, refreshing place to relax. There are any different ways to help the people in the Scribblenaut’s world, you just have to use the power of words.
The art design is built with adorableness in mind. The characters are built in this sort of makeshift cardboard, paper and nail mixture with bright colors and wonderful music that make it appealing to all ages.
You can buy extras, like skins for Maxwell and extra music for the game, at the Ollar Store. There, you spend the points you receive after completing a puzzle. There are other features such as the level editor. Players can create their own worlds and share them through a Wi-Fi connection with other Scribblenaut players.
Scribblenauts does have the thumbs up for creativity and originality, but the controls are lacking any of that. You use the bottom screen to interact with the world, things you create and move Maxwell all at the same time. It can get very frustrating when you’re trying to move Maxwell to a basket and place a flower in it for a woman while at the same time trying to battle a bee. Sometimes, Maxwell does not want to go where you want him to or do the things the game wants you to do because the controls are so cracked, it can get frustrating at times.
Scribblenauts is a creative skid mark on the road of originality that won’t go away for a while. The game is so packed with hours upon hours of game play that it will be almost impossible to mix every single creation in the game with each other in one life time. The only downside to it is the controls, which are a little clunky, but that still won’t take the fun-factor away from anyone who manages to grab this at their local game store. If you’re looking for a fun, original game that will suck hours of your life away from you, let it be Scribblenauts.
The game puts you in the role of Maxwell. You help people using a special notepad. The note pad allows anything you input into it, such as “dragon” or “pie” to come to life. This ingenious idea won 5thCell, the developers, an award for most original game out of E3’09.
There are over 200 levels for players to use their vocabulary and imagination to solve puzzles. There are two game modes. One has you finding ways to reveal the magical starites which are in each level of the game. The second mode already has the starite shown, the player just has to find a way to obtain it.
There are many scenarios to choose from that include helping a fireman and police officer find the tools they need to get their jobs done or as simple as helping a man find some nourishment in the hot desert. But creativity is the key to finding solutions to these problems. Instead of just creating a bottle of water for the thirsty man, you can give him a glass of juice, create a “fire
hydrant” and a “hose” and blast him with refreshing boosts of water or you can even create a “sea” and drop it near him for a longer lasting, refreshing place to relax. There are any different ways to help the people in the Scribblenaut’s world, you just have to use the power of words.
The art design is built with adorableness in mind. The characters are built in this sort of makeshift cardboard, paper and nail mixture with bright colors and wonderful music that make it appealing to all ages.
You can buy extras, like skins for Maxwell and extra music for the game, at the Ollar Store. There, you spend the points you receive after completing a puzzle. There are other features such as the level editor. Players can create their own worlds and share them through a Wi-Fi connection with other Scribblenaut players.
Scribblenauts does have the thumbs up for creativity and originality, but the controls are lacking any of that. You use the bottom screen to interact with the world, things you create and move Maxwell all at the same time. It can get very frustrating when you’re trying to move Maxwell to a basket and place a flower in it for a woman while at the same time trying to battle a bee. Sometimes, Maxwell does not want to go where you want him to or do the things the game wants you to do because the controls are so cracked, it can get frustrating at times.
Scribblenauts is a creative skid mark on the road of originality that won’t go away for a while. The game is so packed with hours upon hours of game play that it will be almost impossible to mix every single creation in the game with each other in one life time. The only downside to it is the controls, which are a little clunky, but that still won’t take the fun-factor away from anyone who manages to grab this at their local game store. If you’re looking for a fun, original game that will suck hours of your life away from you, let it be Scribblenauts.
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