Rock Band

If you are one of those people seeing players playing this game, you might be thinking that they look really silly playing it, I am one of those people think they look silly, that's of course if you are one of those players that likes to play Rock Band, then I bet you think it's a freaking addicting video game.

Thanks to my big brother which got me a Rock Band set including the Software that's meant for PlayStation 2 on Christmas (year 2008), I've tried out the Guitar Controller, that's when I could see why people play it so much, it's very addicting. Once I've seen why Rock Band was so fun, I think Rock Band is similar to The Sims, mostly because of their concept. I meant that both of these games seems like a dorky idea from the aspect of finding a new game to play, and seeing a game that needs a toy-like guitar controller (some people say the guitar is a toy) and a game that is about living life, they look like the type of game that should be keep secret because of the uncertain feeling if the game was a waste of cash and time or is it a great game, next to the reason that you may look ridiculous playing it, since there is the option of the real thing already.

As you play Rock Band, you can be able play the guitar, base, drums, or sing along in this game which you can get in the special edition of Rock Band. If there is another player, they can be able to play along with you. This game can be able to allow 4 players play this game, a guitarist, a base player, a drummer, and of coarse a singer. You can also play head to head with another player if you have two of the same controller. There are a but load of songs to play along with, through 60's rock to 00's rock, and pop-rock to Southern Rock, but the down side of the PS2 version of Rock Band, you can not add new songs into the game, which you can get more songs in the PS3 and Wii version of this game. Even though are more songs available on other consoles, and I have played every song in this game over and over, I still enjoy playing them again, so it'll be a long lasting game. I think you can use the controllers you get from Rock Band set on other software's out there, so you don't have to worry about busting the bank for buying a new set for another software. But yet again, like real guitars, you may like to get other controllers for Rock Band, who knows that Fender controller may be getting a little dull for some of us. I think this version of Rock Band deserves a 4 Stars out of 5.

The Sims

This is a remake of the Popular PC game "The Sims" for the PS2 Console, much like it's original version you are playing life as a video game. First of all, you choose or create your own family, and move into a house. This is when you play life, from getting your Sims a job and earn money, take care of them through hunger, sleeping, taking a bath, use the toilet, comfort, socializing, fun, and much much more things to do.

The Sims will be promoted in their jobs positions if they get more friends, read Mechanical and Cooking books, improve logical, charisma, creativity, and body levels. So when you get a big check every day you now can buy better stuff to make your Sims feel better, quicker, and improve their stats. Not only you can improve your sims, you can also renovate your Sims house!!! You can make a new room, using a variety of doors, wall paper, tiles, windows, and stairs for a second story, but be careful, the type of your sims may like the room you've designed.

This is very much like the original Sims, but there are a few things that differ between the PC and PS2 version. For one, I am unsure that you can get expansion packs for PS2 games, and for two, there is the "Get a Life" feature of the PS2 version which isn't available in the PC Version of The Sims. I had to re-adjust to the controls since it has been redesigned for a console. I also have a little problem while applying wallpaper, sometimes when I try to apply wall paper to one segment of dry wall, it applies to the opposite side of the wall I am trying to apply it to, how ever if you paint the entire wall using the preview option then paint, it'll paint the entire selected room in one touch.

This game is almost as great as it's PC Version, I'll give this game a 4.5 out of 5 Stars.

Turok: Evolution

I've grabbed this game off EBay mostly because that I have Turok 1: Dinosaur Hunter, Turok 2: Seeds of Evil, Turok 3: Shadow of Oblivion, and Turok Rage Wars for Nintendo 64. The 4 N64 Turok Games were great, cause you had to collect keys and what not to help you go to the next level, and has a variety of weapons and tools. But Turok Rage Wars was practically just a "shoot-em-up" kind of shooting game, it's a bunch of Multi-Player games you would find in Turok 2: Seeds of Evil, Turok 3: Shadow of Oblivion, such as Monkey Tag, but there are Bosses to beat, and have a few other features that you wouldn't find in the Multi-Player games of Turok 2 and Turok 3.

So I finally got Turok: Evolution for PlayStation 2 from the mailbox yesterday, and when I started playing it, it somewhat reminds me of the N64 Turok games, mostly for it's controls. Everyone knows that the design of the N64 Controller looks completely different compared to the PS2 Controller, but why on earth does the controls feel similar? It felt similar to the N64 Turok games mostly how you move. On the Turok N64 games, you use the joystick to move forwards, backwards, and side to side, and you use the C-Buttons to look up and down, and to turn around. Same goes with Turok: Evolution for PS2, you use the Left Joystick to move forwards, backwards, and side to side, and you use your Right Joystick to look up and down, and to turn around. Basically the same thing but instead of using the C-Buttons, it's another joystick.

I didn't have all the weapons but some of the ones I have are like the ones on the N64 Turok games, such as the Tek Bow, it does use the typical arrows and explosive arrows like on the N64 Turok Tek Bows. However the N64 Turok games doesn't have Poison Arrows as Turok: Evolution for PS2 does. Also like the N64 Turok games, some of these weapons it has a scope, but instead of using the D-Pad to use the Scope, you use R3 (to press R3, push down the Right Joystick).

The Joysticks, and some of the weapons, and some other things from the Turok games reminds me of the N64 versions, but what kinda wrecks Turok: Evolution PS2 is that you do not find keys or pieces to help you advance to the next level, like you do in Turok 1, 2, and 3 for N64. The controls might be a somewhat difficult thing to do for some of you players out there, cause it's kinda hard to switch your thumb to the X, Square, Circle, and Triangle buttons to the right joystick, I have check the options, there is a default and alternative kind of controls, so the alternative controls may be your kind of controls than the default controls, but you could not switch a specific button, which was kinda a downer, I would of like to put the Jumping button on one of the L and R buttons. The Grafixs and Sound is obviously better than the N64 Turok games and has 4 Save slots, it also has Multi-Player games, some of them seems similar to N64 Turok games like Death Match. So, some parts are kinda rough around the edges, but it is a good game, also note that it's M for Mature, so expect pretty violent scenes and language.

Sphinx and The Cursed Mummy

Sphinx and The Cursed Mummy is a great action game. Obviously it's about a Sphinx and a Cursed Mummy, both of them has different skills. At the beginning you play as a demi-human, named Sphinx, who is an apprentice to a powerful magician known as Imhotep. Sphinx was warned by Imhotep of an evil force that is growing within the dark city of Uruk.

In the not-to-far kingdom of Luxor, a young prince by the name of Tutankhamen was celebrating his birthday which was been thrown by his brother. Unfortunately, Tutankhamen found about a evil conspiracy lead by his brother, before the anyone knew, was now been cursed into a mummy.

It's pretty much obvious that Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy has to find a way to stop him. Through cool puzzles, the game switches from Sphinx to the Cursed Mummy through out the game. As you play as the Sphinx, you'll be using all sorts of tools, animals, special abilities, as well as getting aid for the mummy. As the mummy, you have to be sneaking around inside the castle to find out what is going on as well as finding tools to help out Sphinx. The Grafix and sound is amazing, controls are good, the storyline is great so far (mind you that I hadn't beaten the game completely yet), it's a pretty great but yet mind boggling game, a must get game if your into adventure games with tones of puzzles.

Lego Batman

I have played a little on this game, the video clips is quite funny, I like to see the other lego videogames, such as Lego Indiana Jones and Lego StarWars since this Lego game has funny video clips, great controls, and good Graphics / Sound. I have to say it's a good kids game. How ever I have heard somebody complained it was a bad game because it was to short.

Again it's probably like some other games I have played like StarWars - The Force Unleashed, I've beaten the game within 1 to 3 days, and didn't find everything, some of us probably won't stick around to play it again to find all the secrets and other things that we may have missed.

The Storyline is like the cartoons and movies, Batman has to stop Joker, and Two-Face (and other well known criminals of Batman) from their crimes they are commenting, and to make everyone that has seen the Batman movies remember, Legos don't bleed.

StarWars - The Force Unleashed

This is an awesome Playstation 2 game, the storyline is basically about Darth Vader's Secret Apprentice in StarWars Episodes 3 and 4. At the beginning of the game is when Vader discovers his secret apprentice while he is hunting down hiding jedis. The storyline has jumped into the future when the Apprentice is older. During this time, Vader was still training his secret apprentice. Now at this point on, you'll going to be playing through Vader's apprentice's eyes of the story. Not only your going be finishing up the training, your going to see the untold story of what had happen with Vader and his Secret Apprentice in these 2 StarWars Episodes. Every thing through new costumes, Holocubes that unlocks photos, all the way through to learning/upgrading new moves, Color/Enhance Crystals for your lightsaber, different light saber models, it's a perfect game. The only problem that I had with this games is that I have beaten the game within 2 Days.

Since I hadn't found every color Crystal, Holocubes, and LightSaber models and didn't maxed out all my moves yet, I've played the game again. while I've played the game through the second time, the only thing I have found out is an alternate ending, which came with a new costume. But yet again I hadn't found all of the Color Crystals, Holocubes, LightSaber Models and ...yes, I've didn't maxed my moves, so I have played the game once again. I have stop playing the game when I have maxed out my moves while I was playing the game for the forth time. The only real challenge to me was finding the Lightsabers, Color Crystals and Holocubes, which I didn't done yet. If you really REALLY into StarWars, or if you want to find every little thing, want to know more about Vaders apprentice in Episodes 3 and 4, or just want a short game to play, this is a perfect game to look into.

How long I've beaten this game was the only thing I hated about it, everything else in this game is perfect.