Well its Wii Motion Plus release day here i the uk and the stores are full of them, so I had no need to panic about getting hold of one this morning!
The good news is that the device does not crash either WiimoteLib or my WiiCi application and the bad news is that the device does not crash either WiimoteLib or my WiiCi application so I have no place really to start. Read..
Ok time for a gaming post as I haven’t done one for a while. Every now and again big promises are made within the gaming world. With an expectation level set by Fable, F2 is number 1 on my can’t wait list, roll on October.
IN BRIEF
Set 500 years after the original game, Fable 2 offers even more choices and features, while building on the core gameplay theme of Fable where every choice continually defines who you become, allowing you to truly live the life you choose.
IN FULL
The world in Fable II will be fully dynamic. For instance, the player will be able to jump over fences and climb certain objects. The player will not be assigned a set path or quest to follow. Since the game will take place over a hero’s lifetime, many things will change; Molyneux gave an example of a trade camp that the player could either help or destroy.
Trading in such camps would increase their profit, resulting in a small town growing around them, while stealing from the camp or massacring the camp will result in the abandonment of the area. Additionally, every accessible property (properties that can be entered by the player) in the world is ownable by the player, often unlocking further content such as quests.
Molyneux also announced that players will be able to purchase furniture and fully customize their houses and property. Titles will be awarded for buying property; if one were to buy every building and piece of land in a town, they may become known as the mayor, king, and eventually emperor of the entire land of Albion.
The environment in Fable II will feature trees with branches and leaves that are individually animated according to their own unique physics, each tree having roughly 120,000 leaves. There are also around 15 million poppies, a common flower, in Albion
RESOURCES
The official site: here
The Developer: here
Video source: oxm.co.uk
1. All WORK AND NO PLAY MAKES WII A VERY DULL TOY
It has dawned on me that although I’m spending a lot of wii related time, I seem to be neglecting my wii in favor its wiimote. With this in mind it was time for a new game. Ok I admit it I also wanted a game that pushed the wiimote to its functional limits (its nice when you can claim gameplay as research 
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2. ZACK & WIKI: ONE BIG PUZZLE
Zack & Wiki (Z&W) fulfills both needs and both brilliantly to boot. Each level breaks down as a well thought out puzzle containing items, objects and booby-traps.
Anther nice touch within Z&W is that you don’t really control the main characters but rather guide them, just click on a levels special items, objects and characters and the two hero’s will walk toward and interact with them.
Its that simple… Read..
Whist reviewing my 360 achievements with scotii1982 an interesting issue was highlighted in reference to my age.
Take a look at the date top right. If I have done the maths right that makes me at least 255 years old.
Now where did I put the keys to the delorean. Read..
With less than 24 hours to the release of my most anticipated game to date (ok, ok one of them). I thought it was time to decide on a platform bearing in mind this also means finally having to succumb to buying a PS3 (gonna happen 1 day) take a look at the following screen shot taken from a video produced by gamesyde.com:
Now bearing all this footage in mind computer and video games.com state:
Under a microscope the PS3 version does look a bit sharper when the two versions are running side by side.
However with a little more googling and image study I believe the lighting and color to be better on the 360. If you look at the above you can clearly see the brick definition on the 360 half whilst the PS3 section also looks quite saturated and a bit washy.
Ok I admit you can never trust image comparisons like this due to possible degradation in their production etc, but reviewing lots and lots of video gave me chance to look for subtle things such as alpha texturing and particles used for items such as straw bales etc and in my opinion the 360 is also a winner there. Read..
In brief: Super-smooth animation, classic platform game play, improved controls, and extra game modes.
The changes from the original include:
With the darkness completed (on normal anyhoo) focus moves onto REIV first impressions are not too bad shame they forgot to include bloody sidestep I mean come on please… er fundamental issue if you ask me grr.. nice to look around corners etc rant rant rant… looks nice tho
Home and independent game makers are getting a chance to put together titles for Nintendo’s Wii console.
The hi-tech firm has released a game making tool called WiiWare that gives budding game makers the data they need to use the console and its innovative controller.
Wii owners will be able to download the games through net channels accessible via the console.
Nintendo said the first games would be available for download in early 2008.
Fresh ideas
Anyone wanting to use the WiiWare tool will need a basic knowledge of programming, said Nintendo. It lets people start creating their game on a PC but it must be fine-tuned and finished on the console itself.
The company said it expected game makers to use the Wii’s motion sensitive controller to create “fresh takes on established genres”.
“Independent developers armed with small budgets and big ideas will be able to get their original games into the marketplace to see if we can find the next smash hit,” said Reggie Fils-Aime, Nintendo of America president in a statement.
Once quality tested by Nintendo, games created via the WiiWare service will be put on the Wii Shop channel so owners can download them.
Wii owners must spend points to get the games. Owners buy Wii points by credit card or by purchasing cards in stores.
The move by Nintendo follows a similar initiative by Microsoft. It has made an express version of its XNA game making tools available for students and hobbyists so they can craft titles for the Xbox.
Source:bbc.co.uk
Final Achievement Obtained and the big VP is 100% completed. finally I can commence investigation of the Lost Planet. Cheers to RARE for a totally brilliant game.
Yes I have had a fag to celebrate for I am lame.
With the advent of the Master Horticulturalist achievement I thought it would be a good idea to share a little info on how to actually fertilize them trees to obtain full growth.
Some of you might have noticed Trees develop over 3 stages,completion of each stage is indicated by what I like to call blossoming ( particle explosion of lots of little leaves ). To ensure full growth just apply fertilizer within each stage and the jobs a good un.
I would recommend usage of the Ivor Bargain mix for ease of completion but if you have not got that far into the game try the following:
Plants and their fertilizers
Apple Tree-Red
Banana Tree-Yellow
Bird of Paradise-Orange
Black Berry Bush-Purple
Bluebell-Blue
Bluerush-Brown
Buttercup-Yellow
Carrot-Orange
Chili-Red
Corn-Yellow
Daisy-Yellow
Fir Tree-Brown
Gem Tree-Blue
Gooseberry-Green
Hazel Tree-Brown
Monkey Nut Tree-Brown
Nightshade Tree-Purple
Oak Tree-Green
Orchid-Green
Poppy-Red
Pumpkin-Orange
Snapdragon-Purple
Sunflower-Yellow
Tulip-Purple
Turnip-Purple
Watercress-Green
For the ultimate guide visit pinataIsland.info
Beautifull memories of a MegaDrive youth shattered by bad cameras, poor havok implimentation, automated play, what control and a shitty presentation layer aka semalina or whatever… looks nice though, well sorta…
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So I downloaded the demo…