We at Loot Ninja are simple men. We like a lollipop in our mouth and some butter in our ass. No, not really, extra credit if you know what movie that is from, but anyway. Here is a unique countdown. It combines girls, video gaming, and counting. The trifecta for a good time. Enjoy. Let us know what you think.
The never ending string of Game of the Year lists are now showing their head and Maxim has taken their turn. This list is better than the shit storm that time put together, but I have a few issues with this. The Darkness and Stranglehold were good games, but 2nd tier at best. Halo 3 is missing yet Stranglehold is there. Another magazine that is out of its element.
1. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
2. Guitar Hero III
3. Half-Life 2: The
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5. God of War II
6. Super Mario Galaxy
7. The Darkness
8. Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
9. John Woo Presents: Stranglehold
10. Lost Planet: Extreme Condition
Time Magazine might be the most recognizable magazine in our country and maybe the world. They have covered some of the most turbulent times in history and now has taken a stab at video games. Jesus tapdancing Christ. Here is the list. I will save you the annoyance of clicking through.
What the fuck? I understand that PS2 is last gen, but you better have a huge set of balls to rate God of War 2 lower than Ace Combat 6. Somehow the DS version of Zelda beat out the wii version? Metroid was not even mentioned. Bioshock rated lower than Rock Band? Rock Band is fun but you cannot even begin to compare to the two. Halo 3 sold hundreds of millions of copies but that does not make it the game of the year, ironically, winning no major awards at the VGA’s. Half Life 2, hey, great port, but number 2? Also notice, not one PS3 exclusive title made it. A chimpanzee could have picked these games out of his ass in a better order.
For those of you who do not know, several sites posted today about the story twists in Assassin’s Creed. Loot Ninja was not one of them. We also did not post the Halo 3 ending and will not because there are many of you who have not beaten the game on Legendary and have not seen the extended ending. Furthermore, you have our utmost guarantee that we will NEVER post a spoiler without the proper warning. EVER. If the uncommon event happens where we need to reveal some plot or other details that cannot be ascertained without playing deep into the game, there will be an enormous SPOILER ALERT and even make you scroll down far enough where we warn you there is some info you may not want. So feel free to read our reviews without the fear of us ruining the game experience like many others seem to do without contempt.
P.S. Darth Vader is Luke’s father…. oh fuck me, sorry.
You can expand your XBLA library this Wednesday at 9:00 GMT with 2 new titles. Both games are rated 3+ and are 800 MS points.
Why this countdown and why now? Who knows, but one thing for sure is that there will be a debate. Enjoy.
There’s not much to do on vacation in the middle of the wilderness on a lake with no internet, cell phone service, and only 3 channels on TV. Thankfully I had my PSP and a copy of Jeanne d’Arc. I got to spend a good deal of time with the massive handheld RPG and I’m very impressed. The story revolves around Jeanne (aka Joan of Arc for those Westerners out there) trying to save France in the Hundred Years War. Throw in some demons helping the English and King Henry gets possessed, and you’ve got yourself a grade A RPG.
The graphics look good for a PSP title. There’s a lot of anime pre-rendered cut scenes which are very cool, and the in game graphics have a nice cell shaded feel to them. As expected in an RPG, there’s a lot of reading and not a lot of talking. I really wish some developer would put voice overs in for RPG’s. With the size limitations on the UMD disk, I doubt it would make it onto the PSP anyway.
The gameplay is fluid with a very compelling story. You have battles at virtually every setting you visit. The battles consist of your outfit fighting against demons and English soldiers, which a specific task to win (ie. defeat the English soldier, move your troops to the North end, etc). For the turn based combat, you move your selected troop to where you need him/her to attack or use a spell, item, etc., then go at it. Even though it’s semi-repetitive, you don’t get that feel from the game due to the different environments and choice in what 5 troops you want to fight.
Overall, I’m having a very good time with Jeanne d’Arc. It’s a very long game, clocking in at around 40 hours, which is monstrous for the PSP. I think that may detract some buyers who are looking for quick pick-me-up games on their handheld. I’ll have a full review up later this week as I get some more time with the game.
This much anticipated demo is believed to be the reason for the Xbox Live crash yesterday. Apparently so many people were downloading it, it brought he servers to their knees. After playing it, twice, the game could be a monster. The game is designed after Chinese action movies that are purposely over the top in action and stunts. Think Chow Yun Fat who is the main character and many of the things he has done. The story revolves around the death of a cop and Inspector Tequila’s(Fat) fight to find out the killer. Though this is a third person shooter, it is a little far from realistic, but that is intended.
The game took a piece from the James Bond games where you can use the environment to your advantage for some skill kills. The better the kill will fill up your Tequila Bomb meter that allows for your special moves such as health, an super accurate shot, and a barrage attack. These are essential when their are dozens of enemies shooting at you. In the demo you will have a pair of pistols, then a shotgun that can be picked up.
In the very very remote chance he didn’t do it, I would feel bad for OJ. Not only is he giving up money left and right from his pension and other means to the Goldman family, but now he has to pay them any money he makes from his likeness being used in All Pro Football 2K8.
According to GamesIndustry.biz:
The fees, royalties and other compensation that Simpson was paid for appearing in All-Pro Football 2K8 will now go towards paying the USD 33.5 million judgement won by Goldman’s family in 1997.
Of course, there’s still the ever so remote possibility he didn’t do it. It’s more likely that aliens built the pyramids, but hey, there’s still a chance.
I was thinking earlier today about PS1 titles on the PlayStation Store. So far, the selection has been very sparse. I began to wonder what titles I’d like most to see up for download. Here’s the list I can up with:
What games do you want to see added? Let’s put together a big Loot Ninja list and send it off to Sony.
[Update] At the end of the week, I’ll be compiling a list of the top 25 requested games and will send that off to Sony. So keep up the good work and post what games you’d most like to see!
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