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Holy. *bleep*ing. Shit!

Seriously, this is about as close as we're going to get as far as a current gen F-Zero game goes. The track designs are tight and feel like a roller coaster ride that defies the laws of physics - thereby shitting all over Isaac Newton - and manages to do a great job of simulating an adrenaline rush. Honestly, this is what racing is all about - the rush, and that's why I can't get into Gran Turismo. Gran Turismo is as sterile as it gets, while Nail'd just gets to the point and kicks your ass with intense speeds and even more intense tracks.

And don't listen to IGN. Craptacular review is craptacular.

Verdict: GO GO GO
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So yeah, lately, I've been playing through a bunch of games, and I feel like reviewing most of them. The problem is that I won't be reviewing them in a short amount of time. Due to exams and unfinished assignments that need to studied and finished by the end of the school year (at least for us year 12s in South Australia), I'll be vastly limited in activity, meaning you'll get a half assed review of sorts every week (not that I've been updating like a madman or anything, but at least I'm making it official when I update and what quality is expected, not that I've been producing Chicken Shoot or Final Fantasy X-2 quality as of late) until I'm done with school forever... so basically, from then until I have to start uni, I'll be attempting to post shitloads of reviews. Shit, maybe I'll have 100 written by the end of January 2011? Who knows... Then updates will be... well, let's just say li
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Let's take a part of a conversation between me and my ex:

Vergil says:
Girls are so quick to buy pretty shoes over generic shoes
Cassie says:
I always buy generic shoes because it's affordable and I have better things to spend my money on than uselessly pretty shoes

Congrats Cass, you do something your stereotype doesn't normally do. Therefore, you are an exception, and not a rule.

The reality of the matter is that people are put into groups with their own sets of rules and whatnot based on gender, race, interests, and what have you. When somebody says something generalized and you reply by saying "I don't", that's excellent, because you're not acting the same way that everybody else in your group is acting - therefore, you are the exception, and not the rule. I know it feels good to break out of a common stereotype by being somewhat different, so I can see why people always feel the need to s
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Seriously, it doesn't. It may entitle you to be an offensive dipshit who makes everyone feel like twats for believing what you don't believe, but it's no excuse to act like a *bleep*ing idiot.

Trolling has devolved from being a way for everyone except the offended to have a laugh, to a cop out for mental retardation, and anybody who tries to be a troll and fails at it is a *bleep*ing loser who is doing nothing but adding fuel to the fire and has no life. Get off the internet.
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We're back with another batch of short, short reviews on games we play during the day.


Ninja Blade:

Vergil >> I enjoyed the hack and slash gameplay. Despite what turds from Gamespot and IGN say, it's pretty fun. Can be easy as shit, even on the hardest difficulty setting (thank you, Ninja Gaiden 2), but hey, it's a fun mother*bleep*er, deal with it. With the exception of Madworld, this is one of the few games where I can actually deal with the quick time events, which is hilarious because there's like a million of them! At least they're merciful in only making you repeat the buttons and not the platforming before the quick time section you *bleep*ed up. It tries to mix things up a bit too with some on-rails shit, but eh, I got more into the swordplay. Could be better, but not a bad game. 8/10

John >> It wasn't a terrible game by any means, but the fact that it requires very little effort to
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Alright, so I'm at a mate's house, and I've already played through a few games. Keep in mind, these are first impressions, plus they're not just my opinions. They're also my mate's. We cover only the basic gameplay and controls, because we haven't finished either of these games, and maybe the stories will get better as it goes. With that, let's read on:


The first game was Army Of Two: The 40th Day, the sequel to the original Army Of Two game, which boasted some serious co-op action, but... that was it. Will it be the same in the sequel? John and myself look into this:

Vergil >> I found that some mechanics worked better than in the last game, but only marginal. The cover system still felt a bit weird and looser than a virgin's giant pussy, movement controls felt fairly sluggish, and the fact that the A button does damn near everything - from covering, to running, to actions, to picking up g
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With another year turning into dust, let us not forget the releases of the year. 2009 was pretty good with games. Sony managed to kick everybody in the nuts with Killzone 2 and Uncharted 2, while Microsoft started getting scared, releasing *bleep* all exclusives for the 360 (oh, there was Forza 3, but that's it), but has no problem brining heaps of shit onto the PC. As for Nintendo, well, they released a few good titles on the DS, but only managed one Wii game worth my time. With that said, let's list a top 5, as well as some honorable mentions. Please note, these are my opinions, and do not necessarily reflect the objective quality of the games. What I'll list, won't necessarily be what you'd list. So without further ado, let's begin!


5. Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising (360, PS3, PC)
Anything that involves strategic thinking gets my vote. The feeling of actually putting some thought i
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So I've finally got around the listening to the entire album Slayer are about to release called World Painted Blood.

For the impaired, Slayer used to be one hell of a force within the metal world with their first 4 albums - Show No Mercy, Hell Awaits (their best), Reign In Blood and South Of Heaven. In between Show No Mercy and Hell Awaits, they released an excellent EP called Haunting The Chapel, which is like a preview of Hell Awaits. Why preview of Hell Awaits and not a mini-redo of Show No Mercy? Show No Mercy was more influenced by bands like Judas Priest and Venom, as opposed to in Haunting The Chapel and beyond, where they developed their own unique sound, but with some Venom influences here and there.

After South Of Heaven, their material went from *bleep*ing classic to just good. Seasons Of The Abyss and Divine Intervention were enjoyable, though I must be in the minority with Div
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For the past week, the weather has been fairly eratic in Australia. One minute, it's sunny with the birds singing and bees trying to have sex with them, but the next minute, the sky turns gray and it starts pissing down with rain. To make matters worse, there were a couple of thunderstorms. One of them, we even saw lightning bolts a few times while the wind pushed everything it touched that wasn't fixiated to the ground (so think leaves and stuff). Hell, most people had a little trouble keeping their bearings and balance, though being tough Australians and others, we managed to brave the storms and resume education, despite a couple of blackouts.

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On the video game front, I've just purchased Halo 3: ODST and Batman: Arkham Asylum [PS3]. Both games prove to be excellent upon first impressions. Batman: Arkham Asylum is a definite contender for GOTY, with its healthy mix of stealth and action
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Imagine this. You're raising a kid. You're looking to get him/her into something, but unfortunately, footballs and make up aren't captivating their interest. The next best thing to do is to give them a cricket bat, but they don't like it either. You try many things, but it all fails. Your kid, then, notices your PS3 (or whatever) and plays it. The game that he/she happens to be playing is Resistance. It's gory, it has swearing, it has a fair few things that is to be concerned about by certain parents. As a concerned parent, you get your kid away from the game, mostly because the enemies are scaring the shit out of him/her (and I don't blame him/her...I wasn't the same after playing through Resident Evil 1 the first time when I was 8 years old) and the blood and shooting would most likely desensitive your kid. Now, if all you did was replace it with some kiddy platformer like Ratchet And
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