Tekken 6's Review

The Iron Fist tournament is back! Tekken is one of the most successful fighting game franchise in history, and fighting fans will be more than pleased in what Tekken 6 has to offer.

First of all, I just have to state the obvious. Tekken 6 has by far the biggest character roster in its franchise, totaling to 40 totally different characters (including 6 new entrants); each with its own unique fighting style. You will take decades to remember every move and combos from all the characters. For those casual Tekken players, you will notice that the game-play is basically the same as the previous titles. One additional feature, though, is that they added the rage mode. Where your character will go berserk - increased damage - when your health bar is at a certain level. They also added back the scenario campaign mode (Tekken Force), where you control a character to take out pawns and bosses while the story progresses. Good thing is, this time the campaign mode will take longer to finish as there are a lot of areas to complete. Bad thing is, the story is crap, cut-scenes are boring, and the voice matching / acting are terrible (how can one understand each other when both speaks totally different languages?). But when you're playing a fighting game, the story mode doesn't really matter. I have to say though that the graphics for this one is disappointing; character's model texture doesn't look good, so does the environment in the maps. Another disappointing factor is the loading time for this game, it is TERRIBLE. Lastly, this game has tons of customization options for the 40 players which you get to unlock by collecting money from the game.

If you're new to the Tekken series, it will still be fun mashing up buttons while playing against friends or computer. It will take some time to understand the concept for Tekken if you're new though. And to those fans of Tekken, buy the game (duh?!). It's also a must-buy for fighting game fans if you are seeking to try out a new style for the fighting genre.

Overall: 8.5 / 10

Brutal Legend's Review

If I were to choose one word to describe Brutal Legend, it could only be one; Unique. This game is one of a kind because it has many elements in it. It's a free roam, music, third person action, strategy, adventure, and some driving game. Well every content of this game is divided thoroughly and I guess it's important equally as well. Because if I'm asked which content has the best quality, I won't be able to choose which one stands out the most.

Okay I gotta start this review by commenting on the main menu for the game; it's by far the best presentation for a game I have ever seen. I thought it's just a little something worth mentioning. As far as game-play goes, it's not bad at all. The fighting system is quite fun, you get to use axes, guitars, and even cars to slaughter your enemies. Bad thing is, for a title who has "Brutal" in its name, it doesn't live up to it. I get that there's blood, but most R rated action game who doesn't have any relevance to violence in the title has more gore and blood than this one. The strategy side of the game is the one I like most. It's simple and yet fun. You get to recruit "rockers" and command them to either follow, defend, or attack using your directional buttons. You can even use team-up attacks with your soldiers. There are also some super powers in the game which can use only when you play some note-hitting music game. I thought that was something no other game have though of. Voice talent is fantastic, especially when you have a hollywood star behind it. And if you're a rockaholic, this game's soundtrack is your dream. The story for this game doesn't really matter, though it's pretty "out-of-this-world". Oh then there's multiplayer content where you get to summon troops and your objective is to destroy your opponent's base. It's fun for a few rounds, but it's not one you will keep on coming back to.

Overall, it has almost every feature in a game but every feature is just good, not great. Nothing else needed to be said. (Oh except the fact that Jack Black is actually more funny in this game than some movies he played)

Overall: 7.9 / 10

Law Abiding Citizen's Review

Law Abiding Citizen is a torture-porn thriller directed by F. Gary Gray (The Italian Job), but that's what it all is, a torture-porn. What's actually interesting about the movie is you get to see Gerald Butler acting as a bad guy for the first time in his career. But when I was watching the movie, I didn't know that. It feels like as if the movie wants you to pity Butler's character, whose family was killed, and root for him throughout the movie which I did. I had to find out after awhile that he is actually the bad guy but I kept on rooting for him because Foxx's character in this movie is super boring. For a movie whose intention is about a guy brutally killing and torturing the people involved in his family murder, its not violent enough. They showed a scene where Butler is sadisticly (Jigsaw-like) killing one of the guy responsible for the murder, but only showed what the aftermath looked like and not the part where he actually was cutting parts of the guy. He ends up in jail, and then solitary confinement. In the confinement, he gets to get in and out of jail anytime he wants to. When he does, he start killing people who was not involve in the murder what so ever. Since when America's prison get so lame? The plot is stupid, the scenes were not sadistic enough, and it's a very forgettable movie. But for what it's worth, the movie is not boring for a 2-hour length thriller.

Overall: 4.0 / 10

Paranormal Activity's Review

Paranormal Activity is a low budget movie set in a house of a couple whom supposedly just moved in. The movie uses the "documentary" type of vibe so that it could make us feel that it's real every moment of it. Well guess what, it's GENIUS. For a very long time, there hasn't been any good American horror movies lately. Most horror movies uses the usual cheap "come-out-of-nowhere" scenes to scare you (along with the really loud sounds in case you don't get shocked). Well this movie doesn't. This movie actually makes it's environment and atmosphere so realistic that you actually feel that you're there. That's what makes the movie scary. The acting were mediocre at best. What's actually bad about the movie is that it really takes a VERY long time to high gear. I get it that it wants you to get your level of fear from level 0 and take it higher after some of the horror scenes. But it just takes too much time and it's really frustrating. It's like they forgot to entertain us and they keep too focused on making it real. So the procedure is always from day time activity and then bed time (where the ghost appears), and it keeps on repeating for at least 7-8 times and the repetitive feeling just sucks. Well, despite all that, this movie still gives the thrills and an ending which keeps lingering in your mind after you leave the theater which makes you hard to sleep.

Overall: 6.9 / 10

Uncharted 2's Review

Expect as much as you want from this game, and what this game does is just exceed your expectations beyond imagination. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves is Naughty Dog's masterpiece. A metaphor would be like Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction. Well I don't even know where to start!

Let's start with graphics. It's PS3 pushed to the limits. Gorgeous in every aspects of the game, whether its the snow, the trees, or even Nathan Drake himself, they look so smooth and not stiff in the slightest bit. And as far as game-play control goes, Uncharted is the game to beat. Bloody smooth third person shooter controls. Story-wise, Uncharted is YET the game to beat. The scenes of this game is much better than most Hollywood movies gotta offer these days. It's so engaging and you just keep wanting more of it. The characters are interesting, the dialogues are a little bit cheesy but that's exactly the thing about Drake that makes him so fun (voice-acting is also terrific by the way). The story mode is approximately 12-14 hours in length but its non-stop fun from beggining to end. The climbing game-play is still here and it's still a hell lot of fun. There's also some stealth play which somehow works. Let's also not forget the Multiplayer feature this game has to offer, it's one where you see yourself keep coming back for it for at least a few months. We've been waiting for a third-person multiplayer like this, and it dominates every other game (such as Resident Evil 5 which you actually gotta pay 5 bucks for it) in this particular feature. Among Thieves is a mind-blowing experience and definitely a game to be inducted in my hall of fame.

Well, if you like an action / adventure game, or like climbing walls like Prince of Persia, or at least like watching cut-scenes in a game, wait a minute...scratch all that. If you like playing games, you definitely have to buy Uncharted 2: Among Thieves. You gotta either be blind, deaf, or dumb not to buy this game.

Overall: 9.7 / 10

NBA 2K10's Review

From the view of someone whose not a big of a sports-game fan, this is definitely another great year for the NBA 2K franchise. They not only strengthen their usual strong features (such as graphics, game-play, voice commentaries, soundtrack, and the realistic basketball moves), they added new features such as the NBA today. What it does is keep you updated with the current events in the NBA; like trade events, live scores, and the latest news. Another feature which I think is new (like I said, not big of a sports-game fan), is the online league where you could actually create your own tournament or season or you can also join other player's league. Another strong feature 2K10 offers is the "My Player" mode. It's very realistic in the sense that you are suppose to live a life of an actual wannabe NBA player. From the training camps, to hopefully joining an NBA team. Your character's skills will improve depending on how you play them during the practices. It's pretty fun and it will be very time consuming. Another thing I notice is that the game-play is paced slower, which is a good thing because it makes it look more realistic; rather than you turbo "Kobe" all the way to the other end of the court and make points. The bad points in this game are minor, such as navigating through the menu can be at first frustrating when you are not used to it. What's frustrating too is the option feature when you play online against another player. You could actually pause the game a total of 3 minutes for the whole 4 quarters. So it allows you to pause and play anytime you want making the other player wait while you toggle the options menu (such as showing them a replay on how good you made the last dunk). And some other really really minor negatives which really doesn't affect the game-play and worth mentioning.

Overall, it's still the best NBA game until next year. This game will keep you playing whether it's against your friends, or online. Whether it's "My Player" mode or the "Association" mode, or even the "Season" mode. Whatever it is, it will keep you busy for couple of months at least. Definitely get this game if you are fan of basketball.

Overall: 8.3 / 10

Zombieland's Review

Rule #1, cancel whatever plans you have tonight and go see this movie. Zombieland is a post-apocalyptic world filled with zombies. Jesse Eisenberg plays as the kid whose trying to get back to his hometown and find out whether if his family is still out there. Along the way, he meets Woody Harrelson's character whose mission was to find the last twinkie in the world. It's smart, funny, and stupid - so prepare for one of the most enjoyable movie in the cinema this year. The jokes were original, thus, you are going to have your loudest laughs in the cinemas this year. There were little gore, but when there WERE gore, it was enjoyable to watch! Last but not least, the crew was unexpectedly charming, you will be surprised how quickly you will fall in love with them. (Oh ya, you will never forget the unbelievable cameo this movie has offered.) Well, what's bad about the movie is that for its genre of horror and gore, it gives too little of both and it concentrated a little too much on the chemistry of the crew given that the duration was only 81 minutes. There were some scenes in the middle that was irrelevant to the movie whatsoever. Despite all that, watch the movie and enjoy the little things!

Overall: 8.7 / 10