The Top 5 Most Graphically Insane Games For 2011

#5 Gears Of War 3

Epic Games are pretty well known to push the boundaries of visualization beyond limits. They did that with Gear of War and Gears of War 2 and they are all set to surpass all of their previous achievements with the third iin the genre defining series, Gears of War 3. The game is already looking spectacular and with almost a year left before it’s releases Epic Game’s third entry in to the Gears of War saga will make people’s jaw drop.

#4 Killzone 3

With levels ten times bigger than in Killzone 2, this is Helghan like you’ve never seen it before. You’ll face brutal combat in a host of environments that threaten to bury you on the deadly planet. Killzone 3 will see you trudge through toxic nuclear wastelands, get lost in a lethal alien jungle, fight in bitter arctic conditions and take the battle into space as you fight against Helghast domination. Killzone 3 will be fully playable in Stereoscopic 3D, immersing you more deeply into the ferocious world and putting you at the heart of the action.

#3 Rage

Built on id Software’s newest game engine, id Tech5, RAGE is an all-new take on the first person shooter genre by adding combination of racing and rpg elements. Every object in the game will be different and if you have seen all those crazy E3 demonstrations than you may have an idea on what I am talking about.

#2 Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception

Third in the Uncharted trilogy, Drakes Deception see’s the return of adventure hero Nathan Drake and his loveable rogue mentor, Victor Sullivan. Sony recently revealed that the new game will be improved in many areas including combat and multiplayer. It has also been announced that Uncharted 3 will be in 3D, which should help sales of 3D TV’s. With its award-winning storytelling, blockbuster cinematic action sequences, immersive high resolution 3D and stunning environmental detail and effects, Uncharted 3 is already looking better than Among Thieves.

#1 Crysis 2

In Crysis 2, the aliens have returned with a full invasion force bent on nothing less than the total annihilation of mankind. In New York, terrifying alien invaders stalk the streets and a nightmare plague strikes down the city’s myriad inhabitants with brutal epidemic speed. Built on Crytek’s new state-of-the art multiplatform game development system, Cry Engine 3, Crysis 2 will simply blow away players with its mind boggling visuals.

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Epic Mickey Game Preview

Has anyone played this yet? Looks good! According to HERE:

"The character Yen Sid (originally from the Fantasia movie) created a world where all the original and now forgotten characters of Disney’s incredible animated history can reside.

Mickey Mouse, seeing all this through his mirror, decides one day to visit the model/world that Yen Sid created to see what it is truly like. In the process of Mickey’s exploration and Yen Sid’s sudden awakening out of bed;

Mickey accidentally spills thinner on the model, damaging the world and in effect creating “Wasteland” as well as the ink blot that becomes the game’s antagonist. He spends some time trying to quickly repair the damage he has made and then rushes back through the mirror and forgets all about the model.

That is until one day when the ink blot seemingly pulls him back through the mirror to face what he has done. You spend a lot of the game furtively trying to clean up the mess Mickey has made.

To accomplish this you must of course defeat enemies along the way. But you have two options; take the easy route and use the thinner which will essentially destroy your enemies or you can choose the more difficult path and repaint them."

Kinect 3D Sex Games

This isn't hardly surprising news, but it is my duty to report on tech revelations, but I'm sure you saw this one coming years ago...

Austrian company, ThriXXX is pushing the way forward in utilising the X-Box's Kinect motion tech hardware. It may look primitive now, but give it a few more years lads!


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Call Of Duty: Black Ops

Out today.
Can. Not. Wait. To. Play!!!!!!

Vanquish the Video Game Looks Amazing

Last week, SEGA held an event in Tokyo to showcase the recently announced sci-fi shooter, Vanquish, to a smattering of international game journalists. The highspeed gunfights made this title really stick out. Not only that, but the game was created by Director Shinji Mikami, who is credited for being the creator of the seminal Resident Evil series!! Vanquish looks like Iron Man crossed with Lost Planet 2....The trailers are incredible...the game will be released later this year.

Bioshock 2 Game Trailer

The latest installment of the Big Daddy character looks set to be a surefire hit..the graphics are incredible and the storyline looks extremely playable. Bioshock 2...get drilling!

Alien Vs Predator Killing Moves Game

Don't expect some deep story line. This is pure Marines vs. Predators vs. Aliens violence; the way the franchise has and always will be. I wanna play it....





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Game on! - Far Cry 2

It’s been a while since we reviewed a decent game here at ESPV so we thought we’d kick-off the year by reviewing one of favorite shooters..

Far Cry 2 isn't new but it sure is pretty. Developed and published by gaming legends Ubisoft and released in late 2008, this open-world free-roam style first person shooter turned a lot of heads and ranks highly in our personal top 10 list of favorite shooters.

Set in war torn Africa in present day, you play a mercenary.. (you get to choose from 6 characters) your primary goal is to find and assassinate the infamous arms dealer the Jackal. Along the way you make friends and buddies with other mercs whilst completing campaign and side missions for rebel factions locked in a bloody civil war that’s ripping the country apart.

As with most free-roam open-world games you have a massive list of weapons (everything from sniper rifles, RPGs, shotguns, assault rifles to flame throwers and silenced weapons) and vehicles (cars, 4x4s, boats) at your disposal and a large amount of side missions and upgrades available. This, together with the main story missions, keeps you busy and you often find yourself simply immersed in just cruising around the amazing landscapes picking off gorilla rebels and faction members whilst collecting diamonds that you find hidden around the map.

In short, this game boasts amazing graphics, fun action-packed missions and endless game play set in a fictional modern-day East Africa.. boasting beautiful jungles, deserts and savannas. If you like shooters that mix epic sized maps, countless side-missions and plenty of shooting then you’d be nicely satisfied.

So far we’ve played FC2 for about 6 days (on Xbox 360) of continuous game playing and we’re only 50% the way through.. and liking it a lot. There is a lot of repetitiveness at this point but as we still have much to do, achievements to unlock and upgrades to get.. we’re still pleasantly entertained.

Eval:

Graphics 8/10
Game play 7/10
Game life 7/10
Replay ability 7/10
Action 7/10
Gore 6/10
Glitches and annoyances 3/10

Over all 85%

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The Geekiest Bento Boxes

You know you're a geek when your lunch looks like this.

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PHESP Game Review

(Assassin’s Creed, Xbox360, Ubisoft, November 2007)
HOLLY POO CAKES PEOPLE - this game is a ‘must-have’ if ever we’ve seen one! If you don’t own a gaming console then playing this game will make you wish you did… fix-up, look sharp and steal, buy, rent, borrow an Xbox and play this game noooow or be a loser for the rest of your sad days! (No, I don’t work for Xbox or Ubisoft)



















(Ratings /10)
GAME PLAY 10
GRAPHICS 10
SOUND 9
GAME LIFE 9
OVERALL 10
* Feels like: Hitman and Price of Persia style strategy set in a real-life interactive GTA like city, in the year 1191!

As promised, ESPV reviews one of the biggest games for Xbox360 in 2007 - Assassin’s Creed.. simply put, Assassin’s Creed (AC) was hands down the best game we played in 2007. It took ESPV about 3 weeks of casual gaming to complete this game on ‘normal’ difficulty and we wish it took us longer cuz this game is simply a treat to play!
AC is a third person action-strategy game which (one could say) is a cross between Prince of Persia and Hitman.. only much, much better! The game has been a huge success worldwide and has already began work on two other releases for 2008 and 2009 making AC possibly one of the most popular trilogies to be seen on Xbox360.
To cut the long story short, what really makes this game pootastic is the level of interactiveness, freedom, graphics/detail, game play, maps and characters, AI and gaming lifespan.

Story line..
Set in the present day you take the role of Desmond Miles, a retired assassin whose ancestors date back to an infamous assassin brotherhood which was active during the Third Crusade in the year 1191. Desmond has been kidnapped by an unknown, secret society that wish to tap into his ancestor’s DNA memory banks to find an ancient Templar Knight’s secret. By strapping Desmond into a machine (The Animus) that allows him to go back and relive his ancestor’s days during the Third Crusade, the secret organization aims to use Desmond to play as Altair, infamous assassin, and find the Templar Knight’s secret so they may keep it for themselves.

Levels/Game Play..
Each level consists of Desmond going back in time and playing as Altair to assassinate 1 of 8 of the Templar Knights (and murder and kill anyone that gets in your way.. which is allot). Each time a Knight is assassinated a new clue and fighting kill is given to you and the story’s secret slowly unfolds.
Now, AC stands out from all other games mainly for it’s interactive cities in which you wonder around life-like streets completing tasks and locating your target. Each city takes after one which existed during the Crusades such as Damascus and Jerusalem and there are about 3 altogether. Within each city exists complete freedom and life-like features similar to games like Grand Theft Auto. You can wonder around the many streets, talk to the locals, fight with guards, run around the roof tops from house-to-house, stalk your targets and basically do as you please. Each city is huuuge and offers loads of tasks for you to keep amused with, not to mention the graphics and level of interactiveness is truly jaw dropping! At any time you can run from street level, climb a wall, head to the roof and roof-jump your way around.. your character can climb up almost any wall you see (see trailer).
The level of AI is also truly impressive as town folk and guards reactive to the way you act similar to that of Hitman but in far more detail.

For a sneak preview at trailers, screenshots, downloads and more check out assassinscreed.uk.ubi.com for more cool stuff. You won’t regret it. Other previews, demos and walk through demos available by searching UTube.

(PS – stay tuned for more ESPV game reviews including Call of Duty 4, Ace Combat 6 and Lego Star Wars)