Team Fortress 2 Quick Review

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StarCraft 2: Wings of Liberty

While starting to think what to write about this game, I had many thoughts in my find about how this game is perfect in every single way and that i love it. But as a reviewers point of view i had to calm down and think about it in a mutual manner and really think about this games flaws. Starcraft 2 is a sequel to Starcraft Brood War set after 4 years after the events of Brood War and continues as it left of as Karrigan the Queen of Blades the over-mind of the Zerg bring fear to everyone in the galaxy. The Protoss have gone into hiding after their home world had been decimated by the Zerg and the Terran (humans) in the district is now under the solum command of emperor Minks, while Jim Raynor is made to look like an outlaw, even though he helped Minks in obtaining his command.

Starcraft 2 is a Blizzard is a planned as a three part expansion pack that concentrates on one of the main race story lines, the first one being Wings of Liberty fir the Terran race other none as the humans, release on 27th July 2010 after many months of beta testing (which i had played a lot). The basic story told in this first part expansion is to bring down the Terran dictatorship of imperial Minks and stop the swarm of the Zerg. Starcraft 2: Wings of Liberty is played out similarly to Starcraft Brood war, where it a top face control over units that your create bases and armies to destroy the enemy at that current point. The basic mechanics of playing Starcraft in general is to Macro, which is to continuously keep production of bases and armies, and Micro, which is the control of the units which you are to control to perform tasks. For each Race there is three tech paths that the player may take to conquer the enemy.

The Games has heavily been improves in all fronts, the graphical engine of how units move and operates. The game play has drastically improved as well, with new ways to play the game being developing everyday even after close to 2 years since it has been released. Blizzard Entertainment has created a marvelous game that has also formed a cult following in the form of esports. Since the game is layered with unlimited paths of strategies, the diversification in gameplay in unfathomable similarly to its predecessor Brood war, that still to this day are continuing developing new ways to play even 12 years after its release in 1998. In the past 2 years the competitive scene has gone internationally from its domestication in Korea, developing Starcraft 2 Leagues where players compete for fame and money. Communities on such sites as TeamLiquid and starcraft sub reddits and even Australian Star Society in university. This game has brought many gamers together from around the world in competing internationally in the GSLs or MLGs or on a personal level and discuss there passion of the game with each other while all enjoying it.

StarCraft 2 Competitive tournament at MLG (Major League Gaming) Grand Final Providence

Personal rating:

Graphics: 9/10

StarCraft 2: Wings of Liberty has stunning graphics that allows the player to even zoom up into individual units in a middle of a battle. This game even supports a very good 3D surround experiences that is no novelty. The large 4v4 battles of Maxed armies are spectacular to just watch let alone play.

Sound: 9/10

The sound and music throughout the whole game in the campaign, multiplayer and even menu/title scenes are a set of reconstructed SC1 themes orchestrated perfectively to creates specific moods at a given time.

Gameplay: 10/10

The gameplay is perfect, some people might argue but this game even at 2 years old is still just in its infancy and players, pro or not have a long way to go to fully understand the game. And with the help of the developed always in the look out to fixed and game changing players its is always different from month to month.

Overall: 10/10

Personally just from personal passion from this game i would rate this game even higher then ten, the dynamic gameplay combined with the graphical and sound ingenuity just all in all had created not just a game but a community that love the game.

A passionate community that lives and breaths Starcraft.

Crysis 2

Crysis 2 is a first-person shooter video game developed by Crytek, published by Electronic Arts. It was the first game to showcase the CryEngine 3 game engine.Crysis Lives up to the original in terms of providing amazing graphics and pushing graphics cards to their limits.

The player assumes the role of a Force Recon Marine called Alcatraz. Similar to its predecessor, it provides freedom to customize weaponry and abilities. The game is set in a destroyed New York City which has since been evacuated due to alien infestation. Alcatraz gains ownership of the Nanosuit 2.0 from Army Delta Force officer Laurence "Prophet" Barnes, who returns from the original Crysis. CryNet Systems has been hunting Prophet to retrieve the suit, inadvertently pursuing Alcatraz, believing he is Prophet. The aliens use high-tech humanoid armored war machines that stalk Alcatraz through the ravaged New York City.

The new Nanosuit supports new and upgraded features. However, suit functionality has been streamlined; multiple modes can easily be used simultaneously whenever the user wishes. This is decidedly different than the first game, in which the suit was generally limited to a single mode at a time and multiple modes cannot be used simultaneously for more than a split-second. The first suit's Strength and Speed Modes have been combined into the new Power Mode, the suit binoculars function has been upgraded with an advanced Tactical mode, the Cloaking Device has been modified to allow increased sensory input and silent melee stealth kills and has been renamed to Stealth Mode, while the Armor Mode has been left with slightly restricted agility and an ever-decreasing energy level.

The game play overall is great and you wont be disappointed with the campaign providing you with hours of fun and stunning visuals. The great thing about this game is you don't need an amazing computer to run it as even if you don't meet the minimum system requirements Crytek have designed the game to still be able to run on lower resolutions and graphic settings. However, playing the game on high settings shows you the incredible time spent into making the game as life like as possible.

Personal Ratings:

Graphics: 10/10
The graphics are incredible and Crytek strives to make them as realistic as possible.
Sound: 10/10
The sound is excellent featuring realistic ambiance and amazing detail in explosions and gun shots.
Gamplay: 9/10
The gameplay is great and I enjoyed the new features of the Nanosuit.
Overall: 9/10
If your looking for a game with amazing graphics and great game play then Crysis 2 is definitely for you.