Archive for the ‘Entertainment’ Category
Review : Shadow of the Colossus
I'd been looking forward to Shadow of the Colossus for some time, and on the 17th of February 2006 it was finally released in the UK.
For the uneducated, Shadow of the Colossus is the follow up (but not a sequel to) the critically acclaimed ICO, which reviewed incredibly well, but failed miserably with the consumers. ICO went on to become a massive cult hit and has been re-released alongside Shadow, so hopefully people will pick up on it this time.
E3 2006 hi-lights
This was definitely Nintendo's year at E3. They wiped the floor with everyone, having the most compelling games and most innovative hardware.
I've already done a very brief summary of the 3 big conferences over at the 9rules blog but I thought that I would pick out my personal favourites from the show.
WiiThe obvious attraction (based on my past posts) was the new Zelda.
Wow!
I think it looks great and am considering buying the Wii on launch day ...
Mission Impossible 3
Went to the cinema the other day to see Mission Impossible 3.
Unfortunately I can't decide whether I liked it or not. There was lots of action, some of it quite cool, and it was a lot more emotional than previous films (or at least it tried to be). There appeared to be an attempt to make the movie more like the tv series 24 with smaller set pieces where anything can, and ...
Movie Roundup – April 06
Analyze ThisOne for the 'Not what I expected' pile. I know it was loved when released but for me it underperformed. Didn't help that I was ill when I was watching it, which meant that I couldn't concentrate properly.
William Shakespeare's Romeo and JulietI enjoy Baz Lurmans Moulin Rouge and thought the idea of Romeo and Juliet using the original script in a modern setting would be great. The leads were pretty good but I had forgotten ...
Movie Roundup – March 06
SerenitySerenity is a spin off movie from the cult tv show Firefly. The show only lasted one series, and I haven't seen a single episode, however the producer, Joss Whedon, also worked on Buffy the Vampire Slayer one of the best TV shows ever - so Serenity was always going to be interesting. I quite enjoyed it, but there were clearly things going on that would only make sense if you've seen the original show. I'm ...
Movie Roundup – February 06
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless MindJim Carrey... in a serious movie... whatever next? Ok, he's done some straighter less comedic stuff before, but this is the most serious I've ever seen Jim Carey act and he pulls it off rather well. The story revolves around a man whose girlfriend (Kate Winslet) erases all her memories of him and their time together. Very upset he does the only thing he can, and erases all his memories of her. ...
Free Video Games for Bloggers
I want to spread the word about my games - I want people to play and enjoy them. I'd love to make loads of money out of them but at the moment that's unlikely, so just getting people to download the demo version is good enough.
I also like feedback. Most of the feedback I've had for my games has been from other game developers so getting the opinions of gamers - my actual audience - would be great.
Combining these ...
Off with their Huds (video game huds that is)
An interesting article about in game interfaces and how they're slowly dieing out.
First, it's important to answer the question, “What is a HUD?†A HUD is simply a collection of persistent on screen elements whose purpose is to indicate player status. HUD elements can be used to show, among many other things, how much health the player has, in which direction the player is heading, or where the player ranks in a race. This makes the HUD an invaluable ...
Rocket Boards is a super fast 3D rocket boarding action. My first "commercial" (shareware) product. Didn't do amazingly well but was a good learning experience
Bubble Bomb is a polished update of a game originally built by Warren Marshal (who works at Epic games - developers of Unreal and Gears of War)
My own update of Bubble Bomb, Bubble Blitz was almost a total rewrite adding loads of new features and a shiny new look.
Seths Puzzle Boxes is a puzzle game with a surprisingly enjoyable story line, unfortunately it's quite short so won't take long to complete, but while it lasts is great fun.