half life 2
Left 4 Dead Review (PC)
March 16, 2009
Left 4 Dead? – A first person shooter game that does just that, it leaves you for dead as you to play through a zombie apocalypse movie with your friends as one of four survivors! – Why hasn’t this been done before now?
I’ve liked the Source game engine ever since I first played Half Life 2 and it’s good to see Valve continuing to develop it as they release more games using it such as the episodic updates to Half Life – but I also like that they are creating some very different types of games using it like Portal and now we’ve got another in the form of Left 4 Dead.
Continue reading »Escape From City 17 (Half Life 2 Video)
March 7, 2009
Anyone who has played the Half Life games will know how they combine great gameplay with a good story narrative, particularly in Half Life 2 and the subsequent episodic installments we’ve got so far – with the in-game engine being used to great effect to create cut-scenes and create an immersive experience.
That being the case, the Half Life 2 has also spawned lots of mods that people have created using the game engine, even Valve have used it to create other games like Portal and Left 4 Dead, however now a clever bunch of film makers have used the Source engine to create their own low-budget Half Life series of videos.
Continue reading »Get To Know Me! (Games Blog Banter)
February 12, 2008
“Welcome, welcome to the 3rd installment of Blog Banter, the monthly blogging extravaganza headed by bs angel! Blog Banter involves our cozy community of enthusiastic gaming bloggers, a common topic, and a week to post articles pertaining to said topic. The results are quite entertaining and can range from deep insight to ROFLMAO. Any questions about Blog Banter should be directed here. Check out other Blog Banter articles at the bottom of this post!”
I don’t think you’re an open book to people just from the type of games you play, I mean just because I, Simon Barker play a Grand Theft Auto game, that doesn’t necessarily make me a threat to society does it? Despite what certain people would have you know about games such as these.
Continue reading »Tower of Terror (Disney Land)
February 10, 2008
I’ve been thinking about visiting Disneyland Paris, one of the rides there is called ‘The Twilight Zone: The Tower of Terror’ which is based upon the TV show; The Twilight Zone and takes it’s theme from the fictional Hollywood Tower Hotel.
The ride itself transports passengers into a simulation of a phantom lift that shoots up the liftshaft and then plummets back down – this kind of sounds like one of the rides in Blackpool, but only done a lot better.
Continue reading »Half Life in 60 Seconds (Video)
November 11, 2007
The Half Life games are great in my opinion! A series of first-person shooter games of high quality gameplay with a real compelling story with you playing as the ’scientist turned hero who doesn’t say much’, Gordon Freeman.
However, what if you haven’t played them and want to start playing the Half Life 2: Episode 1 and 2, what you need a recap along the lines of a “Previously on Half Life…” as you find on TV shows, well now here it is!
Continue reading »‘Half Life 2: Episode One’ Bargain
May 10, 2007
Half Life 2: Episode One is the follow-up installment to the brilliant Half Life 2 game. I got it when it was first released on the Steam downloadable platform, it’s Valve’s first attempt at episodic gaming and as such means it’s not a full length game, but while it lasts it’s certainly an action-packed experience with some great gaming moments!
I’d highly recommend you playing if you have even a passing interest in first person shooters, check out some of these reviews.
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