This is the second interactive trailer/demo we’ve seen for a game this week following the release of Dishonored’s ‘Daring Escapes’ gameplay trailer on Thursday. These interactive trailers are awfully good at giving two or more perspectives on how to do missions in the games they’re showcasing. This time it’s the turn of EA who have released an extended video of the Crysis 3 demo shown at this year’s E3. You have the choice to take on the mission in either Stealth or Armour mode. Continue Reading
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Rocket Science, how hard can it be? Well as BBC’s Top Gear found out, quite hard.
Kerbal Space Program is a game currently in development by Squad and, as is all the rage these days, you can play an early build right now. 0.13 is freely available to everyone and anyone who pre-orders the game gets to keep up with the latest version (0.14.1 at the time of writing).
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Not only is this statement in the interest of the survival of the human race, but it’s also the name of a really fun game that came out a few weeks ago by developers, Robot Entertainment.
You play an apprentice War Mage, cocky and big-headed, tasked to defend the rifts at all costs, and soon you’re one of the only ones left. Orcs Must Die! is an action-packed strategy game where onslaughts of Orcs are trying to attack the rifts, and you have to stop them with a variety of deadly, dangerous and humorous traps.
There are many traps and weapons to choose from, which makes the game harder to play as it’s difficult to make that choice. One of your Eight slots is saved for a crossbow which you have to take every time, which is a great weapon for dispatching the Orcs yourself, though there’s also a Bladestaff, which is the melee weapon you could take with you as well as the crossbow. The other slots are used with magic and traps, which range from darts and spikes, to fire and springs; throwing, burning, and slowing the Orcs, Kobolds, and Ogres before they reach the precious rifts.
It is kind of a tower-defence game, but one with you running around in third-person to help kill the enemies. You can choose a barricade to fill one of your slots, to help create a path the enemy will have to take, or just get deadly things like the Floor Spikes. You can also upgrade each of the items which do different things, for example, the Floor Spikes will get a poison which slows enemies, and the Dart Walls will get increased range, but you only get a certain amount of upgrades as you pay for them with the skulls you get from completing levels, with the amount depending on how well you did per level, with a maximum of five skulls each level.
Many critics have received Orcs Must Die! with good praise, and I shall be no different. It’s a great, fun game, with attractive quirky graphics, and a variety of choice. The campaign also isn’t too short, and they have already released the first bit of DLC: Artifacts of Power. This DLC is only £1.99 on steam, but it only gives you four new weapons/traps, so it isn’t exactly a must-have, but it still adds to the experience.
Orcs Must Die! is available now on Steam at £11.99, has 27 achievements, and there is also a demo available on STEAM which gives you access to a few levels as a great taste to the game, go download it now.
Akardo
To celebrate the release of Total War: Shogun 2 we have put together a series of 4 videos which will be released each day up to the launch of the game on Tuesday 15th March 2011. These videos were recorded on a first play through of the demo and all commentary was recorded live at the time.
Part 4 is below which showcases off the skills tree and I prepare some forces and explore more of the two territories I currently own.
Unfortunately that is the end of the first play videos for the Total War: Shogun 2 demo however due to the success of the videos more will be coming and across a range of games so keep your eyes peeled! Total War: Shogun 2 was also released today everywhere.
AJ
To celebrate the release of Total War: Shogun 2 we have put together a series of 4 videos which will be released each day up to the launch of the game on Tuesday 15th March 2011. These videos were recorded on a first play through of the demo and all commentary was recorded live at the time.
Part 3 is below which showcases off more of the campaign map. You can view part 4 here.
AJ
To celebrate the release of Total War: Shogun 2 we have put together a series of 4 videos which will be released each day up to the launch of the game on Tuesday 15th March 2011. These videos were recorded on a first play through of the demo and all commentary was recorded live at the time.
Part 2 is below which continues where we left off in part 1 after having just started the 3D battle. You can view part 3 here.
AJ
To celebrate the release of Total War: Shogun 2 we have put together a series of 4 videos which will be released each day up to the launch of the game on Tuesday 15th March 2011. These videos were recorded on a first play through of the demo and all commentary was recorded live at the time.
Part 1 is below and you can find part 2 here.
AJ