Review

Majin and the Forsaken Kingdom is what I would call a sleeper hit (much like Enslaved) it is a game that got lost in the tidal wave of Holiday releases and will dwindle away into obscurity.

That said I enjoyed this game the story line is predictable and it revolves around our hero Tepeu finding and freeing a golem called the Majin to fight a darkness that has overtaken the kingdom.

The graphics are simple but the art style is great giving real life to the world and characters as a whole.

The sound is diverse and deep, the dialog has been referred to as bad, but I would more attribute it to being written and delivered like it was made for a Saturday morning cartoon.

The gameplay is a mix between Sly Cooper (with the combat and stealth flow) and the Legend of Zelda or Metroid where you have to acquire items to access new areas and defeat bosses.

All in all this is a solid title that any adventure fan would enjoy. I would recommend it more as a rental that a buy simply because it is short and doesn't really have any incentive to play through again.

Review

Okay I am going to rant again, this game keeps getting bad reviews because it plays like Prince of Persia. Or because it has a good multiplayer with a not as good campaign. SERIOUSLY!! it plays like a futuristic version of PoP where you can throw discs that explode! What is wrong with people?!

This game follows the Tron fiction perfectly tying the original film with the upcoming Tron Legacy. The story also feels like a true part of Tron Lore.

The graphics are on par with the current gen systems, the best part is that it feels like the Tron universe. The movement and combat animations are great using Parkour and Capoeira.

The sound is good with the music holding the mood for the areas. The dialog is well delivered with a few sub par. The sound effects for the discs, and the light cycles, and the recognizers are amazing.

The gameplay is exactly like I said PoP with the Tron flair, and I actually jumped into the multiplayer grid the moment I finished the campaign and that is not something I do. The multiplayer is actually fun especially in the bigger grids where you can jump into your light cycle at will.

In closing I love Tron and I love this game, I actually feel like I am in the grid and that is all I can really ask for.

Review

Journey to the west is an amazing story, The journey of the Monkey King and the Philosopher is epic. When I heard that there was a gaming adaptation being made I was concerned, I thought it would be another Dante's Inferno. Trying to capitalize on a famous story but not respecting the source material.

However Enslaved Odyssey to the West pays homage to the origin material, even though it takes place in a post apocalyptic future and the Monkey King is not a God in need of being humbled. The interaction between Monkey and Tripp is fantastic, you can actually see their relationship change and how they both grow due to the other.

The story is great a little short but still great, now don't be confused Enslaved's story has very little to do with much more than the people involved. That is not a hit on the story but a part of it that I think many have and will miss while playing this game.

The graphics and sound are great, the dialog is believable and this world is unlike any other post apocalyptic world before, it is not desolate and barren, but lush and alive showing that nature has taken back the world after humanity destroyed itself. The best part is the characters, the animations of their movements and faces is on par with Mass Effect and sometimes surpasses it.

The gameplay is standard third person action and the platforming is simplistic however I did enjoy playing the game and never got bored.

Do yourself a favor and play this game, the story is rich as is the world and it ends with a possibility of a sequel that I would most certainly play.

Review

Assassin's Creed Brotherhood by Ubisoft, it is no mystery that I love the AC series but when I hear that a sequel to AC 2 was being made with multiplayer, I was not happy and did not even want to play it.

Then I heard that it had a single player campaign that started right after AC 2 ended and that you would be able to play through Rome and you would be the head of the Assassin's guild and could call your fellow Assassin's to your aid. That is when I became interested.

Story wise ACBH is right on target with the series, it was shorter but had a lot of side missions and task that really fleshed out the story.

It has the best gameplay of the series so far. They have refined everything further and give you a few new things that I love: the parachutes are a great addition and the ability to use secondary weapons by holding down the attack button is great.

The graphics and sound are equal with AC 2 so they are great.

Final verdict: If you like action adventure games get this, if you like the AC series get this, if you haven't played one of the games in the series this one is a perfect place to jump in since AC 3 will be out in 2011.

Side note: I have not played the Multiplayer yet but if it is half as good as the campaign I will love it.