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BUY MADDEN 08 FOR PS3

Posted on on November 4th, 2009 in Apple, IPod, Macbook, Macbook Air, Macbook Pro, PSP, gadgets, gaming, iPhone, iPod Touch, ps3, xbox 360 | No Comments »

Madden 08 Review

Madden ‘08 was released on August 14, 2007 for Playstation 3, Playstation 2, Xbox 360, Xbox, Wii, PSP, DS, and Mac.

The Madden series has been around pretty much as long as video game systems were invented. The Madden series always has mixed reviews, either you love it or hate it, there really isn’t any option in-between.

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So lets get started, basically, my opinion on Madden NFL 08 is I really don’t like it. Don’t get me wrong, I appreciate the work put into the game and how far along the graphics have come since back in Playstation 1 days, but I really have never been a big Madden fan. The main reason why I even got this game was because I got it through a special offer from PlaySwitch.com and I ended up paying nothing for the game.

Graphic-wise, Madden ‘08 is decent for being released early in 2007. I’m not saying they’re amazing, but they’re definitely not categorized in the games with the worst graphics of 2007. The main issue with the graphics is the crowd. Now, if you’ve played any of the Madden games in the past, I’m sure you’ve realized that the crowd is always the worst designed part of the game and no matter what, it always needs more work. I completely understand that it’s not the main focus and it’s very time consuming to create thousands of individual characters with different animations, but I know these next-gen systems can handle it if only someone would put in the time to develop it.

Madden 08

The controls are the same as every other game in the Madden series and I still am not too fond of them. I mean, they’re easy to get used to and easy to play with, but sometimes the camera does some funky stuff and when you try to make tackles, it’s about a 50/50 chance that the player you’re controlling will do exactly what you want. In other words, it’s not uncommon that you will tell your player to dive tackle the guy with the ball, but instead your player dives the opposite direction resulting in a touchdown for the opposing team. This can get very frustrating and I think this is what deters most people from the Madden games.

This time around, EA decided to add in a new concept of earning rings as you progress through the game. I’m sure this has been appealing to many fans, but for the average gamer, the rings just makes it confusing and ends up being a turn-off. I personally have not even tried to get any of the rings or even gone through career mode or played any tournaments in Madden NFL 08. The only thing I’ve played is quick matches against the CPU and against friends and family. I really just have no interest in the rings or even managing a team, but I’m sure this is a positive feature for many people, I just don’t like it myself.

Overall, Madden NFL 08 is just like any other Madden game, the only difference is the graphics and the rosters have been brought up to date. If you’re looking for a sports game to play once in a while with your friends, I would say go ahead and purchase Madden 08, but otherwise I would have to say it’s up to you and you’re personal taste in video games.

BUY MADDEN 08 FOR PS3

Posted on on November 2nd, 2009 in PSP, Vlog, gaming, ps3, xbox 360 | No Comments »

Madden 08 Unboxing

The official unboxing of Madden 08 for PS3. I got it from PlaySwitch.com for free, so be sure to check them out for dirt cheap games!

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So, some people hear Madden and completely start tuning you out, while others hear Madden and you receive their full attention. In other words, either you love Madden or you absolutely hate it. In my opinion, I would have to say I’m on the side of hate it. Don’t get me wrong I don’t hate on it, I just hate the game. I think it has a time and a place, like at a party or if you’re just chillin with a friend and you don’t have any other multiplayer games, but I would say for playing by myself, I really don’t like it.

Now it’s not so much that I don’t like the concept, because I enjoy football, but I would rather be outside playing football for real rather than playing in front of my TV. Either way, I have to give Madden props for being consistent and releasing a new edition to add to the Madden collection every year and sometimes even more than one.

So overall, I’m just going to say Madden 08 is great if you’re a fan of the Madden series, but if you didn’t like it before, you’re not going to like it now.

Be sure to check back for the full Madden 08 review!

Posted on on October 30th, 2009 in PSP, Vlog, gaming, ps3, xbox 360 | No Comments »

Final Fantasy: Dissidia Review

Final Fantasy Dissidia was released on 8-25-09 as a PSP exclusive with a big name to live up to! Most people were expecting Dissidia to grab the Final Fantasy storyline and run with it, but to the surprise of many, Dissidia had a different approach.

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So let’s begin with the graphical viewpoint, in terms of graphics that the PSP is capable of, Final Fantasy Dissidia is up there with God of War and Killzone Liberation . Personally I really think that a lot of work has been put into the graphical side of Dissidia, like there always is with all the Final Fantasy’s, but unfortunately I think this time they decided to cheap out on the cut scenes. Normally Final Fantasy is pretty much the only game series that I would be waiting impatiently for the cut scenes to play instead of waiting to skip over the cut scenes. This is just because of the name that Final Fantasy has built for themselves, so fans know what to expect with the cut scenes. They always add value to the game and bring the storyline together and really make the Final Fantasy series what it is. But, unfortunately the cut scenes didn’t work that way this time. Most of the cut scenes were graphically disappointing and the voice narration was poorly done, but the voice acting is usually not the best with Final Fantasy anyway.

Final Fantasy Dissidia

Anyway, as far as the controls go, they are a little confusing and hard to take a hold of in the beginning, but after a little bit of playing the controls aren’t as bad as you think. Basically they’re laid out so that you have three HP attacks on the ground and three HP attacks in the air, then you also have three bravery attacks on the ground and three bravery attacks in the air. So technically you have a total of twelve attacks at any given time. Now as you level up and acquire new moves you can assign the moves to a certain button combination for use in battles, but the actual fighting combos are very limited in comparison to the other games in the Final Fantasy series.

The storyline comes next and it always plays a huge role in every one of the Final Fantasy games and it really makes each game what it is, so needless to say, it’s a very important part of the games, but not with Dissidia. This time the story is just like every other game, good verses evil and that’s it. Now it is cool playing with and against basically every good and evil character that played a part in any of the previous games in the series, but I don’t think that’s enough to base a full game on.

One other topic that could be taken as negative is that you are required to play with every good character in order to fully beat the game. Now this can be enjoyable, but some of the characters moves and fighting styles are just pathetic and this, at times, makes Dissidia not very enjoyable.

There’s a lot more that I could go into for Final Fantasy Dissidia, but I think this covers enough of it for you to decide if it’s worth purchasing or not. Just be warned, it is NOT like the previous games in the series and if that’s what you’re expecting, then you’re in for a surprise!

CHECK OUT UNIQUESKINS

Posted on on August 27th, 2009 in PSP, Vlog, gaming | No Comments »

UniqueSkins Product Review

Thank you so much Unique Skins for sending me some skins to review and give away!

So here’s the review of UniqueSkins.com products, watch it and see what it’s all about and be sure to let me know your entry for the giveaway!

GIVEAWAY DETAILS:
1. Be Subscribed.
2. Send me a message telling me what device you want the skin to be for.
(3. Optional:) Send me a link to the image you want to be on the skin.

Once you complete those two or three things, after a week I will pick a random winner and I will make the skin for the winners specified device and if they sent me an image link, I will use the specified image as well.

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Last week, I was looking around for more products to review and I came across UniqueSkins and thought their products looked like a winner! I looked into it further and UniqueSkins was kind enough to send me out some skins to review! After receiving the skins and looking them over, I turned out to be correct in calling Unique Skins a winner, because these skins are super durable and high quality!

As far as how I like it, I think that Apple should include one of these skins with every iPod purchase, because everyone hates to scratch up that beautiful silver backing on their brand new iPod. This makes them go buy a case, even if they don’t want it and most of the time people shop around for a case, so Apple doesn’t get the money anyway! Skins are a perfect and inexpensive way to fix this problem! I’ve always had cases with all of my iPods and I never liked how fat it made the device, but now I know what to buy with my next iPod upgrade!

Overall my opinions on UniqueSkins products are that I’m simply amazed that I never came across them before. Their products are phenomenal and I don’t think there’s any better skins out there! The skins are made of thick, almost a silicon material that isn’t going to get ruined if wet and won’t tear unless you’re trying to tear it. Another amazing thing that Unique Skins pulled off is the quality of the custom image after being made into a skin. I gave them a high quality image and that image is just as high quality on my skin, no quality was lost in development and printing! Now that’s something to be proud of! Keep up the good work Unique Skins!

The skins start at $6.99 and vary in price depending on the size of the skin.