I got my Blur multiplayer beta code the other day. Haven’t tried it yet but this review promises an interesting game!
Overall, it feels like a cross between Project Gotham Racing mixed with Mario Kart, with just a bit of the Burnout destruction mixed in.
“The story is online with others, not single player.”
Above I’m paraphrasing something I read a while back but the truth of it was brought home to me after playing BfBC2 for a few hours last night after 3 games of Modern Warfare 2.
This morning as I thought back to the previous night’s gameplay my first thoughts were of multiplayer action in MW2. I recalled the camping enemy soldier I knifed on Highrise, and then when the minimap exposed the sniper on the roof of the hut I stood next to, I climbed up, stood over him for a moment and *slash*. I wish I recorded that game as the final kill was a jumping shot I somehow pulled off.
BfBC2? The single player game was hectic, it was fun but ultimately not as satisfying. I’ll still play through to the finish of course, but I’m really looking forward to the online play.
This video of ghosting almost persuaded me to pick up a knife and start a melee campaign on Modern Warfare 2 again. ONLYUSEmeBLADE gives lots of tips and advice for staying invisible on the battlefield.
What sealed it for me was this melee guide on codnation. Pilot lists several different types of play style and gives plenty of excellent advice on how to go about knifing the enemy team. Based on it I kitted up with:
During the games there were plenty of UAVs and air support. I kept well away from my team and I think I died only once, when a harrier airstrike got lucky. I didn’t do quite a swell in the games that followed that first 11/5 one but I enjoyed myself.
Phew, almost 2 hours of Bad Company 2 single player, and it’s fun. And also a lot less intense than multiplayer games. Loving it so far.
Phoar! Playing a ghost game of MW2 knifing people. Got the last kill on Highrise by jumping off the steps going down and shooting a guy and ended up with a score of 11/5. Nice 🙂
If like me you have a small person in your home, and a PS3, you’ll probably appreciate Little Big Planet images. (via)
Gaming TODO list:
Retro Gamer has a big feature on the Ghosts ‘n’ Goblins series of games. The C64 version of Ghosts ‘n’ Goblins was the first game I tried hacking into with my Action Replay to see how it worked. I think I only threw out the notes I made from that time a few weeks ago.
Ah nostalgia.
I really don’t get Natal, the Xbox camera system that allows you to interact with the system. I mean, you need a trigger don’t you? I just came across this video of the PS3 motion controller from E3 last year. Impressive stuff, looks like a more accurate version of the Wii controller.
Came across my first nuke boosters this evening and unfortunately wasn’t able to stop them. It was a game of TDM so of course my “team mate” was able to give his friend plenty of warning. Grrr.