Posted by Nafisa on Nov 2, 2009 in
digitallife,
gaming Wii Sports Resort is the sequel to Wii Sports, Nintendo’s launch title, which came bundled with all Wii consoles in South Africa.
The game takes place on Wuhu Island, with 12 activities available for play: archery, frisbee, basketball, cycling, canoeing, power cruising, table tennis, air sports, bowling, swordplay, golf and wakeboarding.
Each game has its own variation and multiple levels of difficulty, which are unlockable. One remote can be used for up to four players in all games except canoeing, where a remote is required for each player.
For the Wii Motion Plus, an expansion to the Wii remote is provided, for more accurate gameplay. The sensor on the Motion Plus enhances the accelerometer and sensor bar on the Wii remote, which depicts identical movements on-screen and in real-time. Movements during swordplay may cause the Wii remote to lose synchronisation with the Wii Motion Plus.
The most enjoyable and truly challenging game is undoubtedly archery, which provides hours of fun. The Wii remote is used as a bow while the Nunchuck is used for drawing. Starting at beginner mode, gamers will end up playing until they reach expert level, it’s that addictive! Read more…
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Posted by Nafisa on Sep 9, 2009 in
gaming 
My current phase is Plants vs Zombies. It’s part of the PopCap Games collection, which I’ve tweeted about several times especially Peggle. Man, these game developers are really something – making a whole collection of games that are so addictive. It’s not a good combination with my personality but on the plus side (I think), I go through alot of phases and thank goodness the Tinkies phase is over. Can you imagine what I’d look like if it weren’t? 
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Tags: plants vs zombies, popcap games
Posted by Nafisa on Jul 8, 2009 in
gaming Later this month Wii Sports Resort launches and it looks like loads of fun (its compatible with the Wii MotionPlus). If you enjoyed the Wii Fit, then you’d probably enjoy this a bit more. It includes the folllowing games: Archery, Air Sports, Basketball, Bowling, Canoeing, Cycling, Frisbee, Golf, Power Cruising, Swordplay, Table Tennis and Wakeboarding.
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Tags: gaming, nintendo, wii
Posted by Nafisa on Jul 4, 2009 in
gaming Earlier this week I was invited for some GH: Metallica goodness at a friends’ place. It was such fun and the title rocks. I prefer it to GH III.
After playing on both PS2 and Xbox, I noticed that there’s a difference, I don’t know if it can be called lag. On the PS2 you strum the notes slightly earlier, before it passes the line and on the Xbox you strum it exactly as it hits the line. Because of this, I ended up missing more notes. By the end of the evening, I could play pretty decently on the Xbox.
I’ve since got myself a copy of GH:M and when I started playing it on my PS2 I sucked – this due to getting the hang of hitting the notes on the Xbox. Anyway, it was just the first song that I tried and failed, I quickly got the hang of it again. I went into the settings to adjust the delay, but it was on 0 for both audio and video. I think this difference is just a Playstation Xbox thing. I haven’t played GH on the Wii yet so not sure what is considered ‘normal’.
Now, to set my sights on bigger things: World Tour.
Tags: guitar hero, metallica, ps2, xbox
Posted by Nafisa on Jun 4, 2009 in
digitallife,
gaming Unless you’ve run out of Wii games to play, you won’t be rushing out to buy this title. I found this game such a chore to play. Perhaps it was the freaky-looking creepy crawlies that were off-putting or maybe it had something to do with me being female. Whatever the reason, I didn’t enjoy it.
To start playing Deadly Creatures, you have to select what you want to start off play as, a scorpion or a tarantula. Each of these creatures has different fighting styles. The tarantula is quick but vulnerable and cannot block attacks while the scorpion is slower, packs more punch and has an advantage of brutal finishing moves but isn’t as agile as the tarantula. Once you’re done with your selection, all you have to do now is start fighting insects, spiders and reptiles. And they’re not pretty looking, so consider yourself warned.
Gameplay requires the use of both the Wii remote and the Nunchuck. The Wii remote is used to attack and the Nunchuck is used for movement. The game has ten stages which alternate between the tarantula and the scorpion. In other words, there are five scorpion stages and five tarantula stages. Each stage has multiple goals, like getting to a specific location or exploring a certain area. Every time you complete a goal, the next one pops up. You are tasked with completing goals by using the character’s abilities. The scorpion, for example, is able to cut through grass and reach new areas, while the tarantula is able to jump through webs, something the scorpion can’t do.
There is a story to the game, but it seems a bit pointless as the main focus of Deadly Creatures is engaging in brutal combat. If you think you can play a game like this for hours on end, then by all means go out and get it. But, it’s not a fun, family-oriented game that everyone can participate in and certainly cannot be played over and over.
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