WOW Beta Wonders
April 21, 2004
Well, beta testing can be fun, but can also have it’s drawbacks. One drawback to WOW is that some of the characters are just totally under appreciated and weak. Before I did any reading on the characters, I just jumped in and started with a Shaman class toon. Things so far seem to be going well, with fights taking some life out of me but not killing me. Well, a fellow WOW Beta Tester told me to look into the blogs about the Shaman, so I did. Read more
Splinter Cell Pandora Tomorrow
April 20, 2004
Sam Fisher, one of the most beloved characters on the Xbox, has returned to provide more stealth fun. This time, not only do we get a single player game with some more very tough missions to complete, Ubi Soft has also thrown in an awesome new multiplayer mode that is so good, it could have been sold separately. Read more
Banshee Pad
April 18, 2004
Accessory makers have made all types computer peripherals targeted towards gamers such as mice, keyboards, headsets, speakers, and more. However, there hasn’t been much in the way of mouse pads. Sure, there have been many types to choose from, but now gamers have a mouse pad designed to suit their needs. Read more
WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$
April 18, 2004
The original WarioWare, released on the Game Boy Advance, was a surprisingly addictive hit. It was extremely unique and weird. It helps to understand what the original GBA game was about before I start discussing the GameCube iteration. You can read the GBA review here, or just read the synopsis below. Read more
WoW Beta Diary: Beta Pains
April 15, 2004
Do you know what sucks? Having to download a 2GB installer file to play Word of WarCraft. Do you know what sucks more? Having to re-download a 2GB installer file to play a newer version that is harder to hack into. So I left the Bit Torrent installer running all night and it was ready to go this morning. However, after installing the game—which seemed to take a long time—I logged in. They have a new patching system in place. Thankfully the patch they included was just a test so there was nothing more to download. Read more
FarCry
April 14, 2004
Right now, most of the hoopla around star publisher UbiSoft seems to revolve around their fantastic new title Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow. However, the company has also recently published another high quality title that may be somewhat overshadowed by the Splinter Cell name. The game is FarCry, a PC first person shooter developed by Crytek. In this case, the team at Crytek did a fantastic job and hit virtually every aspect of the game dead on. Read more
WoW Beta Diary: Grouping 101
April 14, 2004
Since this is a Massively Multiplayer Online Game, grouping is a big part of the title. While I am not sure how the game will play later on, I do like the fact that in World of Warcraft soloing is an option. However, with a group, you can accomplish much more. Unfortunately, titles like Final Fantasy XI Online and Dark Age of Camelot require grouping to get anything accomplished. But I have had enough of playing alone in WoW and searched for a group to play with. Read more
Trainz Railroad Simulator 2004
April 11, 2004
Trainz Railroad Simulator 2004 is a sim that’s dedicated to one thing, and one thing only. Trains. No budgeting, no competition with other industries, no crazy balancing of interests. The guys at Auran are interested in only one thing, and that is those crazy trains. Be sure and count how many times I use that word in this review, because I imagine it’s going to be a lot. Read more
WoW Beta Diary: The Adventure Gets More Challenging
April 10, 2004
After reaching level 3, I continued my journey through the game world. However, I didn’t see very many people online. Little did I realize that I was in a small starting town that few adventurers stay at. However, before I discovered this, I was given a quest to go explore some mines and destroy enemies within. Read more
Exploring Vana’ diel: A Chronicle of Events
April 6, 2004
Greetings, fellow adventurers, as a denizen of Final Fantasy XI’s Vana’diel and citizen of Windurst, I have recently made it my business to go out and explore new areas in hopes of finding the deepest dwelling monsters, untold riches, and new passages fit for travel. Read more