Archive for March, 2009

Mar, 20 2009

Cheap (but good) Nintendo Wii Games

In a world where games are beginning to cost $50.00 each, we are desperately in need of some cheap Wii games that are still fun and high quality. Well we’ve done our best to find the most affordable Wii games that people love. Cheap but quality Wii games are hard to come by, but once you do you will fall in love, which is exactly why we’ve compiled this list.

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina in Time is the first completely 3D game in the Zelda series and takes the cake as far as high quality gaming at affordable prices go. Costing only $10.00 on the virtual Wii console, this is one cheap Nintendo Wii game that just about anyone can afford. In the game you play Link, a young boy who is battling his way through trials and tribulations full of danger, excitement and suspense as he journeys towards his destiny.

Resident Evil 4 is a game in the resident evil series which is known highly for the movies that it inspired. This game was found between $17.99 and $29.99 on the well known Amazon website and gives a whole new name to cheap Wii games and affordable gaming all together. In this action-packed suspense game you are given a great story, high quality weapons, and a storyline that will keep you hooked throughout the entire game.

Techmo Super Bowl is a $5.00 download on the virtual Wii console and it is your basic football game for those who love the traditional sports games that have simple rules and simple play. If you love football, you will love this game.

Affordable Wii games aren’t that hard to come by. Good Wii games can be found everywhere with the growing popularity of the Wii, you just have to look a bit.

Mar, 19 2009

Wii Online

One of the best things about the newest generation of video game consoles is that they can be connected to the Internet. This means that no matter where your friends are, if both of you have a console you can play any game that has online support. The three consoles of this generation are the Wii, the Playstation 3 and the Xbox 360. Wii online gameplay is a great way to pass the time and connect with friends. Here’s how to set your console up for online gameplay and how it stacks up with the rest.

After you have your Wii out of the box and connected to the TV, you have to connect it to a cable or DSL Internet connection. Wii online gameplay has to be done over a broadband connection; anything else is too slow. Go to the right-hand side of the screen where it reads ‘Internet settings’ and connect with your broadband router by entering its name and connection password. After the console is connected, you’ll see a menu on the screen with a list of games available to play online. You can play Super Smash Brothers: Brawl, Mario Kart Wii, Animal Crossing or Call of Duty: World at War, among other Wii games. These are the most played, though. Most games offer two options for online play: Play with Friends or Play with Anyone. The former option requires that you and your friend exchange a 12-digit numerical code. This is called your Friend Code, and it’s the same with whatever game you play. Play with Anyone allows your Wii to connect randomly with anyone in the world. Sounds simple enough, right? And the best part is that it’s completely free. If you have the Wii already, there are no subscription fees or anything of the sort.

The other online system for playing video games is the Xbox Live network for the Xbox 360. It has a few more bells and whistles on it, such as a leaderboard and the ability to audio chat with players online. The downside to this is the yearly subscription fee of $50. That may not seem like much, but most people would likely prefer to spend the $50 on, say, another game.

The PS3 online gaming system, PlayStation Network, like the Wii, is completely free. It has many of the same features as Xbox Live. Also, PlayStation Network allows video chat with up to six people using the PS3’s webcam peripheral, the PlayStationEye.

Mar, 18 2009

World at War New Maps

Today is the day.  You marked your calendar with the countdown, you planned your entire week around today’s big event, and you made absolutely sure you have all the cash you need-somewhere around ten bucks.  Today is the day “World at War” new maps debut.

You absolutely, positively will be the first among all the cool gamers to purchase the Call of Duty: World at War new maps.  You will settle for nothing less; you accept no other options.  Absolute victory will be yours.

The World at War new maps pack includes three new maps for the living including Nightfire, Station, and Knee Deep; the pack also features one new area in which to battle the zombie hordes.  “Zombie Verruckt,” like all the new maps, is designed for use in the game’s regular multi-player.  Unlike the other maps in the pack, Zombie Verruckt allows teams to take their best shots against the undead, struggling for survival against enemies.

You and up to three of your closest brothers in arms can prove your skill in this latest creation of the Asylum multi-player map.  Although , it probably seems obvious, you will have the most fun if you play with either two or four people, because the game will start you on opposite sides of the map-the familiar-looking two-story building with the big courtyard in the middle.  You will defeat zombies all around until you rendezvous at the middle of the building…or die.

Of course, playing defensively, you want to survive with your brains pretty much uneaten and functioning.  Playing offensively; however, the objective has changed.  In the game’s early stages, just like before, you will kill zombies and earn money for new weapons; in this game though, as you brutalize the bad guys, you will get keys to open the doors that lead you to “the generator.”

Now, you have two objectives: Sure, you want to reunite with your buddies, but you especially want to get to the generator that controls lots of high-powered zappers and a host of vending machines, which dispense super powered colas that deliver all kinds of special weapons and properties.  Using the zappers to your advantage, you can take out whole groups of zombies in one huge blast-great efficiency and nice ammo conservation.  You don’t get as many points for blasting a bunch as you receive for killing them one-by-one with a gun; however, you get a great effect and you live longer.  Seems like a fair trade to me.

Getting to the generator obviously doesn’t end the game, but if you can get that far on the World at War new map pack’s the first day, the rest ought to be just a walk in the park.

Mar, 18 2009

Cheap PC Games

Below you will find the top 5 PC games that you can find for under $15 that are actually worth playing!

Medal of Honor: Airborne

Medal of Honor Airborne is also featured in our ‘Top 5 Xbox 360 Games’ guide, simply because it’s just so good, and such a bargain under $15! In the PC version, you again take on the role of a soldier in WWII participating in various missions all over the world in single player, and then being able to play an excellent multiplayer mode online so the game just never gets boring!

Warhammer Online Age of Reckoning

Warhammer Online Age of Reckoning is an online role-playing game that allows you to fight against real players online. As well as going head-to-head in player-versus-player combat, you can also go on quests to further the fun of the game. The game is, obviously, based on the original Warhammer collectable models, and therefore you can play as one of the many armies available in the ‘real life’ models, including Chaos, Dwarves and High Elves.

Battlefield 2

Battlefield 2 can now be picked up very cheaply (perhaps even $5!) since it’s getting a little old, but is still worth the money. Any serious game fan will want to play the game time and time again as it is a good strategic, first-person shooter based on a modern battlefield. The player can choose to be part of the United States Marine Corps, People’s Liberation Army, or the (made up) Middle East Coalition when playing online. Whilst there is a single player mode to the game, the best fun comes from playing online with lots of other gamers.

Bioshock

Bioshock is yet another first-person shooter game, except with a slight twist; it’s set on an alternate timeline, circa 1960. Stealth can be used throughout the game, which is often better than all-out offensive, and cash is collected to be traded in for weapons, ammunitions and upgrades. Some parts of the game require the player to complete mini-games in the form of ‘Pipe Dream’, a very, very old game that is actually quite addictive!

Medieval II Total War

Straying away from FPS is Medieval II Total war. This game, based on the 2002 release Medieval Total War, allows players to take turns to strategically conquer certain areas of the map. Based on historically true events, and set between the 11th and 16th centuries, realism is to be expected in this game and can be played in battles mode (also for multiplayer) or as a single player campaign.

Resident Evil 4

Resident Evil 4 is the fourth instalment in the very popular Resident Evil third-person shooter Series, and requires the player to survive against hoards of enemies in massive shootouts with loads of enemies coming at you with few places to take cover.