Racing is an important part of pop culture. It is also very popular in video game culture. Although it is not very obvious because most video games these game that take up most of the attention are First person shooters or role-playing games.
However, like in real life there are also many different varieties of racing video games. The first currently very popular is Racing simulation games. Racing Simulation games, like other simulation game are the most realistic, and feature real world licensed cars, real world tracks and physics that match how cars would react in real life to the same situation.
The currently most popular franchise of this type is Forza Motorsport exclusively for The Microsoft Xbox series of consoles, and developed by Turn 10 Studios and published by Microsoft Game Studios. Before Forza there was Gran Turismo which was exclusive to the Sony Playstation series of consoles, and Developed by Polyphony Studios and Published by Sony Computer Entertainment.
Next is street racing type games. These games usually include racing illegally, and some form of cop chases. The most popular games in this category are most of the Need for speed series, which was devolved by EA games. Electronic Arts published it.
Another is the Juiced, which also includes scoring for being flashy, which was developed by Juice games, and published by THQ. Originally, the first game is the Juiced series was going to be published by Acclaim by then said company went Bankrupt.
Then there are Burnout type racing games, where you plow through traffic and your opponents. Players can score big by ramming their opponents. Burnout is the most popular series is this series. It was developed by mostly by Criterion games. It was published by Acclaim for the first two games, then Electronic Arts published the remaining games.
Arcade style racing is the oldest and still highly popular. Most popular ones include The Cruising Series, and Outrun. Last most popular style is the Kart style racing, popularized by Nintendo's Mario Kart series. This genre includes circuit races with add power ups that make the races more interesting. The most recent variant of the genre is Blur, it's described as Mario Kart for adults. It includes real world licensed cars, developed by Bizarre games, and published by Activison Blizzard.
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Saturday, September 1, 2012
Saturday, August 18, 2012
Combat Arms Review
Combat Arms is a first person shooter developed by Nexon game studios. Nexon is a South Korean game studio that released games such as Dungeon Fighter, Mabinogi, and Maple Story.
This attempt at a first person shooter is good, better than most. It is free to play, with some premium item that can be purchased with NX, or currency for Nexon games that can be purchased with real life money. These include special versions of in game guns, and fancy uniforms.
Among the game modes, there are 'Team Death Match', 'Free for All', 'Capture the Flag', and other first person shooter staples. Fresh game modes include 'Blood Money'.
'Blood Money' is a game mode that pits to teams against each other, one team defends a bank while the other tries to break in, and steal all the gold. On the map made for this game mode, it is almost a constant occurrence of spawn camping. Spawn camping is where one team will camp at the others spawn point, and kill their opponents.
Another unique game mode is fire team. Players enter a single team for cooperative missions against computer AI enemies. This serves as then games campaign mode, as each mission has a story behind it, they all have objectives that must be completed.
Another mode is 'Infection' where all players spawn, and then a few seconds later one player randomly changes into a zombie. The match goes until all humans are infected, or the time limit runs out.
There is also a mode called 'Spy Hunt'. Where one player becomes a supper spy, and the others must hunt him down. Weapons include all the typical guns you see in games that have modern era combat. Melee weapons include, among other things, sickles, which are unique. Players will often spam equipment like health packs, or turrets.
The game has very little connection problems, or drops if any at all. One of the only annoying features is the voice chat, which does not have a hands free mode. However, this can be over looked by playing with friends and using Skype to chat with them.
This attempt at a first person shooter is good, better than most. It is free to play, with some premium item that can be purchased with NX, or currency for Nexon games that can be purchased with real life money. These include special versions of in game guns, and fancy uniforms.
Among the game modes, there are 'Team Death Match', 'Free for All', 'Capture the Flag', and other first person shooter staples. Fresh game modes include 'Blood Money'.
'Blood Money' is a game mode that pits to teams against each other, one team defends a bank while the other tries to break in, and steal all the gold. On the map made for this game mode, it is almost a constant occurrence of spawn camping. Spawn camping is where one team will camp at the others spawn point, and kill their opponents.
Another unique game mode is fire team. Players enter a single team for cooperative missions against computer AI enemies. This serves as then games campaign mode, as each mission has a story behind it, they all have objectives that must be completed.
Another mode is 'Infection' where all players spawn, and then a few seconds later one player randomly changes into a zombie. The match goes until all humans are infected, or the time limit runs out.
There is also a mode called 'Spy Hunt'. Where one player becomes a supper spy, and the others must hunt him down. Weapons include all the typical guns you see in games that have modern era combat. Melee weapons include, among other things, sickles, which are unique. Players will often spam equipment like health packs, or turrets.
The game has very little connection problems, or drops if any at all. One of the only annoying features is the voice chat, which does not have a hands free mode. However, this can be over looked by playing with friends and using Skype to chat with them.
Saturday, August 4, 2012
Mario Kart 64 Video Game Cult Classic
Mario Kart 64 is a cult classic among video games. It was originally planned with the title Super Mario Cart R but the name was changed for various reasons. There are a total of eight playable characters, and fourteen power ups within Mario Kart 64.
Mario, Luigi, Bowser, Toad, Yoshi, Bowser are old characters. Ditching KoopaTroopa and Donkey Kong Jr. from Super Mario cart, Nintendo brought in Wario, and Donkey Kong. Originally the game's creators were going to use a MagiKoopa instead of Donkey Kong.
The characters are arranged in weight classes in Mario Kart 64. Peach, Toad, and Yoshi make up the light Weight class. They have the highest acceleration and top speed in the game, but they tend to slide out more. The light weight is recommended for use on race modes only. They are a bit out classed in battle mode of Mario Cart 64.
Mario and Luigi make up the middle weight class. They have the perfect mix of both light weight and heavy weight classes. This makes the middle weights the best choice form beginning players.
The heavyweight class consists of Wario, Donkey Kong, and Bowser. These Karts are the slowest but have the best handling and ramming abilities. They come in handier for the Battle mode rather than the other modes.
Power ups are as follows; Bananas and Bunch of Bananas can be shot in front of or in back of the player's cart and leaves the peel in place until someone hits it and spins out. The Boo power up, which is named after the Mario character Boo, this power up ghosts the player so they can't be affected by rival's power ups or some hazards on the courses. It allows the user to pass right through other karts and retrieve an item from an opponent.
Fake item boxes closely resemble the genuine ones spread throughout the course. The only difference is that the question mark is upside down and inverted and if someone is to touch it will stop them momentarily.
Green Shells and Triple green shells are a projectile round that will bounce off walls, and are line of sight weapons. Warning these may hit the user. Red and triple red shells are projectile weapons that home in on the person in front of the user, or if the user is in first it'll travel through the course till it hits the next available racer.
Mushroom come in single or triple bundle and will give the player a speed boost when used, word of caution during the boost period steering will be close to unresponsive so it's wise to use them on straight-aways.
Golden mushrooms, give the player unlimited amount of boosts for a short period of time. The star makes the user invincible accept to certain track hazards, hitting other karts will send them flying. The lightning bolt power up will turn everybody accept the user super small.
Having a strategy between character selection, and using power ups will help the player be more successful in Mario Kart 64.
Mario, Luigi, Bowser, Toad, Yoshi, Bowser are old characters. Ditching KoopaTroopa and Donkey Kong Jr. from Super Mario cart, Nintendo brought in Wario, and Donkey Kong. Originally the game's creators were going to use a MagiKoopa instead of Donkey Kong.
The characters are arranged in weight classes in Mario Kart 64. Peach, Toad, and Yoshi make up the light Weight class. They have the highest acceleration and top speed in the game, but they tend to slide out more. The light weight is recommended for use on race modes only. They are a bit out classed in battle mode of Mario Cart 64.
Mario and Luigi make up the middle weight class. They have the perfect mix of both light weight and heavy weight classes. This makes the middle weights the best choice form beginning players.
The heavyweight class consists of Wario, Donkey Kong, and Bowser. These Karts are the slowest but have the best handling and ramming abilities. They come in handier for the Battle mode rather than the other modes.
Power ups are as follows; Bananas and Bunch of Bananas can be shot in front of or in back of the player's cart and leaves the peel in place until someone hits it and spins out. The Boo power up, which is named after the Mario character Boo, this power up ghosts the player so they can't be affected by rival's power ups or some hazards on the courses. It allows the user to pass right through other karts and retrieve an item from an opponent.
Fake item boxes closely resemble the genuine ones spread throughout the course. The only difference is that the question mark is upside down and inverted and if someone is to touch it will stop them momentarily.
Green Shells and Triple green shells are a projectile round that will bounce off walls, and are line of sight weapons. Warning these may hit the user. Red and triple red shells are projectile weapons that home in on the person in front of the user, or if the user is in first it'll travel through the course till it hits the next available racer.
Mushroom come in single or triple bundle and will give the player a speed boost when used, word of caution during the boost period steering will be close to unresponsive so it's wise to use them on straight-aways.
Golden mushrooms, give the player unlimited amount of boosts for a short period of time. The star makes the user invincible accept to certain track hazards, hitting other karts will send them flying. The lightning bolt power up will turn everybody accept the user super small.
Having a strategy between character selection, and using power ups will help the player be more successful in Mario Kart 64.
Saturday, July 28, 2012
Mario Kart 64 Game
Mario Cart 64 was Developed by Nintendo EAD, or Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development, and published by Nintendo in 1997 in North America for the Nintendo 64. Mario Kart 64 includes characters from the Mario series, and Mario's Nemesis Donkey Kong. This game offers a unique experience from other racing games.
The players' race on circuit tracks, which represent different worlds from the Mario and Donkey Kong series. While racing these tracks in Mario Cart 64 various power ups can be collected through floating cubes with question marks on them.
The cubes when passed through will shatter, and the player will get a random power up among the 14 possible ones. When the box is picking the player may hit the use item button to stop the wheel prematurely.
The main game modes are Grand Prix, Time Trial. Gran prix allows for up to 2 human players to go up against a field of computer controlled players in Gran Prix cup series comprised of four courses. There are four cup races in total. They range from shorter courses to longer ones. After each race points are awarded to the players, higher places equal more points. At the end the scores are added up and the highest scorer wins.
There are three difficulty modes to chose from, 50cc, 100cc, 150cc. CC stands for cubic centimeter and refers to the engine size of the cart. There is also a bonus mode that can be unlocked that allows players to race on reversed tracks.
Time Trial is what its name suggests the player must set a course recorded and has the option to race a track ghost, a player is given three speed boosts to start with, and gets no other power ups throughout the race. The ghosts are the only information that's not saved on the cartridge, and use almost a whole memory pack.
The next two modes Versus and Battle, are mainly multiplayer modes. Versus is where up to four players can race against each other on one of the 16 courses in the game. Battle mode is where instead of racing players are one arena type courses, and must knock balloons off their opponents' karts. This is achieved by either ramming into an opponent or hitting them with a power up.
The players' race on circuit tracks, which represent different worlds from the Mario and Donkey Kong series. While racing these tracks in Mario Cart 64 various power ups can be collected through floating cubes with question marks on them.
The cubes when passed through will shatter, and the player will get a random power up among the 14 possible ones. When the box is picking the player may hit the use item button to stop the wheel prematurely.
The main game modes are Grand Prix, Time Trial. Gran prix allows for up to 2 human players to go up against a field of computer controlled players in Gran Prix cup series comprised of four courses. There are four cup races in total. They range from shorter courses to longer ones. After each race points are awarded to the players, higher places equal more points. At the end the scores are added up and the highest scorer wins.
There are three difficulty modes to chose from, 50cc, 100cc, 150cc. CC stands for cubic centimeter and refers to the engine size of the cart. There is also a bonus mode that can be unlocked that allows players to race on reversed tracks.
Time Trial is what its name suggests the player must set a course recorded and has the option to race a track ghost, a player is given three speed boosts to start with, and gets no other power ups throughout the race. The ghosts are the only information that's not saved on the cartridge, and use almost a whole memory pack.
The next two modes Versus and Battle, are mainly multiplayer modes. Versus is where up to four players can race against each other on one of the 16 courses in the game. Battle mode is where instead of racing players are one arena type courses, and must knock balloons off their opponents' karts. This is achieved by either ramming into an opponent or hitting them with a power up.
Sunday, July 22, 2012
"Perfect Dark": A Great Game
Perfect Dark is a first person shooter developed by Rare Ltd. and released for the N64. Perfect Dark is set in a futuristic world where the player assumes the role of a female secret agent. This character is sent through a series of missions.
The missions are made up of a few levels. The difficulty levels are Agent, Secret Agent, and Perfect Agent. In the higher difficult levels special gadgets like shields are missing and the auto aim ability is turned off.
Alongside the main campaign there is a cooperative mode. In this mode two human players, or up to three computer controlled players take on the missions together. Only one human player has to make it to the end with all objectives completed though.
Counter Operative mode is an exclusive mode to this Perfect Dark. Two human players are required for this mode. One player assumes the role of the main character, while the other player assumes the role of an enemy somewhere in the level, and attempts to stop the other player.
If the counter operative is killed they will re-spawn as another enemy. The counter operative cannot kill the other player's allies to try to make them fail their mission outright.
The weapons range from fists to assault rifles, rockets launchers, and even some alien weapons. The icing on the cake is that most of the weapons have two fire modes. Pistols in second fire mode will cause the player to pistol whip. Shotguns get dual bursts which can be useful in crowded rooms.
An assault rifle may be thrown on the ground as a proximity mine, Rocket launcher is in secondary fire mode become guided launchers. Some grenades with bounce like a pinball, and will detonate if an enemy gets close to it. It is often thought by some to be a clone of Golden Eye 007.
The multiplayer combat plays almost the same in Perfect Dark, but the graphics are brushed up, and weapons along with multiplayer maps from Golden Eye 007 may be unlocked if the player does certain things in single player.
Multiplayer modes in Perfect Dark include most of the staples, like death matches, king of the hill, and capture objective type modes. Most multiplayer features and the entire campaign can only be accessed if the player has an expansion pack for their N64.
In 2010 it was ported to the Xbox 360 with graphic upgrades and some minor fixes by 4J Studios. It is available on the Xbox Live Arcade. Noting that it is an original Nintendo title, it was not released on the Nintendo network because Microsoft acquired Rare Ltd.
The missions are made up of a few levels. The difficulty levels are Agent, Secret Agent, and Perfect Agent. In the higher difficult levels special gadgets like shields are missing and the auto aim ability is turned off.
Alongside the main campaign there is a cooperative mode. In this mode two human players, or up to three computer controlled players take on the missions together. Only one human player has to make it to the end with all objectives completed though.
Counter Operative mode is an exclusive mode to this Perfect Dark. Two human players are required for this mode. One player assumes the role of the main character, while the other player assumes the role of an enemy somewhere in the level, and attempts to stop the other player.
If the counter operative is killed they will re-spawn as another enemy. The counter operative cannot kill the other player's allies to try to make them fail their mission outright.
The weapons range from fists to assault rifles, rockets launchers, and even some alien weapons. The icing on the cake is that most of the weapons have two fire modes. Pistols in second fire mode will cause the player to pistol whip. Shotguns get dual bursts which can be useful in crowded rooms.
An assault rifle may be thrown on the ground as a proximity mine, Rocket launcher is in secondary fire mode become guided launchers. Some grenades with bounce like a pinball, and will detonate if an enemy gets close to it. It is often thought by some to be a clone of Golden Eye 007.
The multiplayer combat plays almost the same in Perfect Dark, but the graphics are brushed up, and weapons along with multiplayer maps from Golden Eye 007 may be unlocked if the player does certain things in single player.
Multiplayer modes in Perfect Dark include most of the staples, like death matches, king of the hill, and capture objective type modes. Most multiplayer features and the entire campaign can only be accessed if the player has an expansion pack for their N64.
In 2010 it was ported to the Xbox 360 with graphic upgrades and some minor fixes by 4J Studios. It is available on the Xbox Live Arcade. Noting that it is an original Nintendo title, it was not released on the Nintendo network because Microsoft acquired Rare Ltd.
Thursday, July 19, 2012
Minecraft Multiplayer Games
Minecraft's multiplayer is a big thing. It is more fun to explore the world of minecraft, and build with a friend. People set up dedicated servers, some make you pay for rights to build, and others make you pay to get into the server.
Having a friend or two to play with you makes the game more fun and a lot easier. Someone can watch your back while you mine now. It can also get a tad bit harder. More people playing means you can build a more elaborate and more complicated creation. Make sure the people you play with are trust worthy. You do not want them destroying something that you work hard on.
However, mostly any server you go into has a few simple don'ts. As in stuff that if you do this, your blacklisted. Blacklisting is a process in which a player's user name and ip address are blocked so there is no chance of them getting back into the server, and causing more trouble.
One of the major do not of any multiplayer server is not to grief. Griefing is destroying other peoples work on purpose. Griefiers usually do not stop at one person though; they usually attack a whole server. Most servers have a zero tolerance policy when it comes to this, first instance and you are out of there.
This is one of the purposes of a white listed server. A white listed server is a server that a player must get special permission to enter. A players username, and ip address are added to the list then they are allowed in. White listing and black listing are preventive measures for griefing.
There are also anti-griefing programs. However, a lot of mods or tools in minecraft can be used instead. While in a server for instance, a moderator can lock a certain area of the map where only a player or certain players can build or destroy things.
Players may also lock door, chests, and a few other things to their use only. They simple put private in brackets on a wooden sign, then hit enter to move down a line and type their in game name. If done correctly any other player trying to open the chest or door will get a permission denied message.
Having a friend or two to play with you makes the game more fun and a lot easier. Someone can watch your back while you mine now. It can also get a tad bit harder. More people playing means you can build a more elaborate and more complicated creation. Make sure the people you play with are trust worthy. You do not want them destroying something that you work hard on.
However, mostly any server you go into has a few simple don'ts. As in stuff that if you do this, your blacklisted. Blacklisting is a process in which a player's user name and ip address are blocked so there is no chance of them getting back into the server, and causing more trouble.
One of the major do not of any multiplayer server is not to grief. Griefing is destroying other peoples work on purpose. Griefiers usually do not stop at one person though; they usually attack a whole server. Most servers have a zero tolerance policy when it comes to this, first instance and you are out of there.
This is one of the purposes of a white listed server. A white listed server is a server that a player must get special permission to enter. A players username, and ip address are added to the list then they are allowed in. White listing and black listing are preventive measures for griefing.
There are also anti-griefing programs. However, a lot of mods or tools in minecraft can be used instead. While in a server for instance, a moderator can lock a certain area of the map where only a player or certain players can build or destroy things.
Players may also lock door, chests, and a few other things to their use only. They simple put private in brackets on a wooden sign, then hit enter to move down a line and type their in game name. If done correctly any other player trying to open the chest or door will get a permission denied message.
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Bingo Blitz Facebook
Have you
played Bingo Blitz on Facebook yet? I did and I was pleasantly surprised. Its
addicting, I know because I quickly became addicted to it. I love the game.
PROS
It is a great
way to waste some time on Facebook in an exciting way. There are different
rooms where you get to play and win. If you go to the New York rooms, the bingo
caller has that accent. It is the same way with the Sydney, London and the rest
of the rooms.
CONS
I run out of
credit easily, which sucks if I had more teammates I could win on Bingo Blitz.
I’ll write
more later, leave a comment if you are looking for teammates.
Friday, April 17, 2009
Facebook Dragon Wars, Cheats, Free Train Grow that Alliance
Facebook Dragon Wars a great role-playing game set in ancient times. If you enjoy games with a medieval theme with dragons and knights this is the game for you.
I have created a free train to grow your mafia and for cheats I will tell you what I know. Join with me on Facebook Dragon Wars and let us kick some honorable booty.
In all of these games, the trick to success is to purchase as much property as you can to get a huge flood of money coming in hourly. In the game, it is easiest to buy the gear for the second or third job and perform those missions. You will move up the earliest levels easily, buy a dragon for protection, and do another mission or two.
This is not a cheat but hey, it might appear to others if you have a ton of money coming in on the lower levels. Play smart, purchase property, and get that income flowing in.
When you are done playing facebook Dragon Wars for the day and your energy is gone, buy some property rather than making a deposit to the bank.
In the early level, do not purchase enough equipment for your whole alliance, until your cash flow is at least two million an hour. The upkeep of equipment and the dragons will be expensive if you have a good-sized alliance. Play smart and without cheats and you will do well. Do not fight others until you have enough good equipment to do so, or you will spend lots of money healing and that is wasteful.
It is always a great idea to grow your mob free use the train, as it is to grow your cash. The quickest way to grow a huge alliance is to join a free train and it is here. This article is packed with free information about the game, but without getting a bigger alliance all, the money in the world will not help you.
Players might want to bookmark this page! Insert a URL or user name to the free facebook Dragon Wars train often to take advantage of it. Add your name in the comment section below and take the names of others who have left theirs before you. Jump on the free train and you will get more than enough to fill your alliance quickly once the train gets moving.
Keep in mind buy as much property as you can on the game Facebook Dragon Wars, purchase only enough equipment for missions until you hit 2 million an hour and leap on the free train. These are not cheats citizens. This is only smart playing and that is so much better then being barred from any game. Have fun with the game and leave out the cheats because being a cheater is lame.
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