Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12 The Masters

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12 The Masters

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12 is a spectacular game. That is of course if you’re a golfer. The new version of Tiger Woods did not really “add” a lot of new game play features. It added the enhanced caddie mode which helps your golfer develop along your way as a professional. The game has added a few new courses including Augusta International to the course line up. The graphics have been improved heavily from 2011 as well as the putting. Now the system is designed with your caddie giving you the best recommendation for your shot. One of the “EASY” features they took out was the 3 click system, not you have to actual practice your shot before you swing or your shot will be off. This will make a lot of casual gamers upset but appeal to the more hard cover golfers like myself. So in conclusion Tiger 12 added some new course, golfers and a few bonus things to the game play but removed the minor things that made the casual gamer enjoy it. From a golfer stand point this is an incredible game.

Gameplay Score: 8
Graphics: 8.5
Sounds: 8.25
Multiplayer: 8
Replayability: 8.75
Overall: 8.3

Super Street Fighter IV 3DS

Super Street Fighter IV 3DS

The ultimate version of Street Fighter® makes its seamless transition to the Nintendo 3DS with Super Street Fighter IV: 3D Edition. The console experience is now in the palm of your hand with rich new features that utilize the capabilities of the Nintendo 3DS to its fullest. Packed with 35 playable characters, bonus stages and cinematic Ultra combos, Super Street Fighter IV: 3D Edition expands the action by allowing you to fight your friends around the world using Wi-Fi. New to the franchise are the figurine mode, which utilizes the Street Pass feature to add a collectible meta-game, and the 3D over-the-shoulder camera option that takes fighting to new depths. For those new to the franchise, a simple mode has been added allowing players to pull off challenging moves with a single touch of the screen. The game is a lot of fun, with the full functions of the 3D technology it makes you feel like you are fighting in the game. Street Fighter IV offer some real good graphics and excellent sound that classic Street Fighter fans will enjoy. This game will keep you excited about the 3DS for years to come. ---Posted by Ryan of The Game Exchange

Gameplay Score: 9
Graphics: 9
Sounds: 9
Multiplayer: 9
Replayability: 9
Overall: 9

Pilotwings Resort 3DS Review

PilotWings Resort 3DS

For fans of Pilotwings I am proud to say the 3DS has brought out an amazing 3DS title for all the fans. For those who are not a fan of Pilotwings all I have to say is this game will bore you. The game offers a wide variety of 3D concepts including gliding, flying a plane and a jet pack. You will spend most of the time doing missions to move on to the next ranking. The downside to Pilotwings Resort is it gets repetitive. You find yourself doing the same thing over and over until all the missions are completely, then the game ends. The graphics show some good indication of the power of the 3DS. Pilotwings is a simple to play fun title that you can kill a few hours with.

Gameplay Score: 7
Graphics: 8
Sounds: 7
Replayability: 7
Overall:  7.25

Crysis 2 Review

Crysis 2

Crysis 2 is an incredible FPS. The series originated on the PC and has finally made its way to the console gaming market. The world has been ravaged by a series of climatic disasters and society is on the verge of total breakdown. Now the aliens have returned, with a full invasion force bent on nothing less than the total annihilation of mankind, starting by trying to rip the heart out of Earth's most iconic city. In New York, terrifying alien invaders stalk the streets and a nightmare plague strikes down the city's myriad inhabitants with brutal epidemic speed. The city's systems are in chaos, its streets and skyline are smashed and in flaming ruin. This is New York City like you've never seen it before. Neither paramilitary law enforcement nor the might of the US military machine can stand against the invaders, and all who choose not to flee are dead men walking. Just to survive in this maelstrom of death will require technology beyond anything any modern soldier has ever seen. One man will inherit that means to survive. One supersoldier, wielding the combat enhancement technology of the future with Nanosuit 2, will make the last stand to save humanity from destruction in the urban jungle that is New York City. The game play offers a lot of interesting features. Your Nanosuit 2 is fully upgradable based on your needs as a FPS gamer. Throughout the game you will encounter many areas where you will be begging for ammo and other parts of the game where you have no idea which weapon to use. The graphics are insane, bottom line. This game offers some of the smoothest textures that I have ever seen on a console. Multiplayer is fun as it takes the future of FPS and mixes the game play with battlefield style gaming. The game offers a really unique storyline that will suck you in from the beginning. ---Post by Ryan of The Game Exchange

Gameplay Score: 9
Graphics: 10
Sounds: 9
Multiplayer: 9
Replayability: 9
Overall:  9.2

3DS inside look and hands on review

3DS Breakdown:

Nintendo has always made excellent products. The 3DS is not any different. Nintendo has once again mastered another handheld console and mastered it very well.

The layout: For DS owners we are all use to the DS dashboard right??? Well Nintendo still has the classic dashboard layout with just new features. I am going to talk about the new 3DS features that come with the 3DS.

The Camera: The 3DS has cameras of course. The nice thing about the 3DS camera is it offers 3 cameras. It has one camera facing you and 2 facing the back of the unit. You can actually snap photos and turn them into 3D based on the settings of your camera. You can save images to your SD card and transfer them to your PC or to your Wii Console. As far as quality of the camera, it is good. The camera is not mind breaking and jaw breaking but it serves its purpose.

Nintendo 3DS Sound: this is a really cool feature. You are able to record sounds and mix them and edit them. This is something fun and interesting to do. Once again you are able to save your sounds and transfer them accordingly to other devices.

Mii Maker: That’s correct a Mii maker! This is actually a cool feature. With the 3DS camera you can take a picture of yourself and allow it to shape your face into a Mii. You will use your Mii for many things throughout the course of your 3DS life. Mii maker is as fully customizable as the Wii version and then some! Nintendo will be releasing add-ons for your Mii.

Street Pass Mii Plaza: This is a section of your 3DS where you can turn the feature on and anybody with a 3DS on will bounce off your signal. This is a cool feature because it allows you to make friends, check other peoples game that they play and hook up to do multiplayer gaming. The 3DS has a friends list which allows quick launch for multiplayer if you see a buddy playing a game that you have also.

3DS AR Card: This is a feature that Nintendo has packaged 6 cards that you may take pictures of. This allows gamers to interact more with the games that they are playing.

Face Raiders: Is a 3DS feature that allows you to take pictures of yourself, friends and family and shoot them! LOL I know what you are all thinking right now, it is really fun. Using the 3DS tools and advanced hardware you actually have to turn the 3DS in the air and you turn your body to visually see the image to fire. The closer you walk forward the closer you get to the image and vice versa. This is one of those “FUN” features to use when you get board of playing all your 3DS software.

Activity Log: 3DS activity log actually measures the amount of games you play, the titles, and the most popular time of the day you play your 3DS. The Activity log even tells you the amount spend on each game.

DS Download Play: Yes you can still bounce off other players who have those SINGLE CARD 3DS Download games. This is a feature that Nintendo first introduced with the DS.

Game Notes: Game Notes allows gamers to take notes while playing a game or using another application. It actually pauses the game and moves it all to the upper screen so on your touch screen you can take notes on games or whatever application you are using in the top screen; including your web browser.

Web Browser: Non operational yet!!! AWWWWH!!!

Design:

The 3DS has a very nice smooth design, your top screen is your 3D screen. You can adjust your 3DS mode based on your eyes. For those who have bad eyes do not fear, you have a 2D mode which works with any and all games!!! The sound chip is very nice as I found myself turning the volume down because it was too loud. The lower screen is your touch screen. You have the same button layout as the DS but now with an analog, home button, start and select. The 3DS plays all your favorite DS GAMES!!! I noticed a little slower load times in loading DS software, but it was not much to account for anything in my opinion. The 3DS is light weight, smooth and has a slick design. Nintendo has once again made an awesome product. In my final remarks, the 3DS may hold a $249.99 price tag, but for what you get it is well worth it. Later this week I will have some 3DS software reviewed! Please comment I am interested to see what the rest of you gamers think of Nintendo’s new 3DS WHO HAVE ACTUALLY PLAYED IT!

--Ryan of The Game Exchange

Homefront Review

Homefront is a first person shooter that takes place in the very near distant future. North Korea invades the US in a nut shell and here are we are, Homefront. The game is very interesting as it has a great single player campaign. The wide array of weapons and attachments make every first person shooter fan have their ways with this title. The campaign is told to be over quick, I do not see that as how I am only about an hour into the campaign. The game offers a lot of new cool ideas such as remote control tanks (LARGE SCALE). Remember when you first played Frontlines Fuel of War? Remember the small remote control cars and jets you got? Well picture that LARGE SCALE! The game is very fun and can keep the attention of any FPS fan. The graphics engine lacks some, the graphics are no Call of Duty by any means but does offer some good pictures and some decent looking textures. The dialog is very Korean like, as you will spend most of the game asking yourself What did he say? The multiplayer does need some tune up. THQ is suppose to have more servers operational soon. I witnessed some lag between shooting within the game. I also realized they tried to combine pretty much Call of Duty and Battlefield into one game as far as online multiplayer goes, but missed the target slightly. So finally what can I say about this title? If you are a FPS fan try it! It will keep you interested all the way to the end. Just don’t expect Call of Duty guys.

Gameplay Score:  8
Graphics:  7
Sounds:  7
Multiplayer: 7
Replayability: 8
Overall:  7.2

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