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Resistance Retribution

2009-06-12T01:04:00.000-07:00

Aion

2009-06-08T23:24:00.000-07:00

Discover the beautiful lands of Aion™ and explore an ethereal world torn between good and evil.

Harness breathtaking powers to influence dynamic relationships that exist between graceful angels, fearsome demons, and mighty dragons. You will shape the future of Aion™.

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Lord of the Rings Online

2009-06-08T23:23:00.000-07:00

The first MMORPG set in J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of The Rings universe.

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Cross Fire

2009-06-08T23:21:00.000-07:00

Cross fire is a free military first person shooter (FPS). Players join to complete common objectives. The game includes four different modes of play including a special mode called Ghost Match.

Diablo 2

2009-06-08T23:19:00.001-07:00

Improved a classic even further and remains one of the most popular games today.

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World of Kung Fu

2009-06-08T23:16:00.000-07:00

The World of Kung Fu is a 3D MMORPG for the PC. Based on the traditional Chinese culture, the game takes place in a mythical land founded on the ancient Kung Fu moral values of justice and heroism.

Breaking away from the limits imposed by 'professions', each player starts the game as the martial artists of old, studying Kung Fu in a remote village. Having perfected certain chosen skills by completing extensive training and undergoing numerous tests, players set out to take part in the creation of the Wulin, a classic Kung Fu society. As they travel throughout the various territories of ancient China, players will be able to demonstrate their valor and bravery as they strive to become martial art legends.

As in the real world, World of Kungfu is a complex network of various interconnecting systems. Unlike other games in which the point of the experience is to defeat monsters and enemies, this game invites the martial artists to become deeply involved in the development and establishment of a society which interweaves economic and social systems. The game also enables the players to enjoy the emotions of a private life filled with romance and drama. Furthermore, as they increase their skills, the players can establish their own school and master their own style of Kung Fu which they will then be able to pass on to others.

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Warhammer Online

2009-06-08T23:10:00.000-07:00

A new age is dawning in the world of Warhammer. It is an age of bitter rivalry and legendary heroism. It is an age of lethal conflict as the loosely allied realms of Order stand against the relentless onslaught of the armies of Destruction. It is the Age of Reckoning.

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Guild Wars

2009-06-08T23:06:00.000-07:00

In a nut shell, Guild Wars provides Diablo 2 game play in a free MMORPG with eye-popping graphics. That's correct, Guild Wars offers a persistent world like a MMORPG but does not charge a monthly fee. Instead, like the Diablo games, you buy it in stores and then play online for nothing.

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Fiesta

2009-06-08T23:04:00.001-07:00

A cartoon-style 3D MMORPG with intuitive gameplay and an epic, engaging story. Enjoy unlimited free fun with your friends exploring the land of Isya! Slay fire-breathing dragons! Avenge your fallen comrades in a guild 'war'! Spend an afternoon crafting scrolls, stones, and potions, and then sell them in your personal store! Whatever your play style, Fiesta has something for you--without the steep learning curve or time requirements of most MMORPGs.

source: http://www.gameogre.com

Splash Fighters

2009-06-08T23:00:00.000-07:00

Fight against other players utilizing hand-to-hand combat, weapons and even superhuman psychic abilities in SplashFighters. The game has real-time fighting action, over 1 million character attack moves and combinations, complete character customization, a variety of game modes and maps, and the ability to fight solo or co-op.

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Guild Wars Nightfall

2009-06-08T22:47:00.001-07:00

Third installment of Guild Wars series. Players must fight to hold back the night as a mad ruler attempts to free an outcast god and bring darkness to the continent of Elona. But players won't fight alone. Guild Wars Nightfall introduces new customizable Heroes who level up, follow player instructions in combat, and use skills and equipment of the player's choosing. These Heroes will follow the player through savage coasts, ancient monuments, and poisonous deserts during an epic story that spans twenty missions and hundreds of quests. And for the ultimate one-on-one challenge, competitive players can choose to enter the new Hero vs. Hero Battles, where they group with a custom team of Heroes and fight against other players from around the world and their customized groups of Heroes.

source: http://www.gameogre.com

Chrisdog93 Planet Cazmo Party Review and Pictures!

2009-05-24T01:57:00.000-07:00

We had an awesome Planet Cazmo party today! We went on the server Bassville and shot some hoops at the NBA Court! Check out these pictures from the Planet Cazmo party:

That was party was really fun! Did you make it? Should we have some more Planet Cazmo parties or parties for some other games? Tell me some other fun games besides Club Penguin that we should have parties on!

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New Club Penguin Rockhopper Background 2009!

2009-05-23T05:05:00.001-07:00

For all of you penguins out there looking for Rockhopper, when you find him you will get his new background! Click on the background button on Rockhopper’s player card to get it!

It’s a pretty awesome background! If you haven’t found Rockhopper, check my Rockhopper Tracker. It’s updated constantly and is highly accurate! Today is the Planet Cazmo party! Click here for the Planet Cazmo party info!

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Club Penguin Rockhopper Tracker Cheats - Where is Rockhopper and How to find Rockhopper on Club Penguin

2009-05-22T08:08:00.000-07:00

Refresh the Rockhopper Tracker for updates on his location. If you find him, post a comment where you found him at.

Click here to refresh the Rockhopper tracker!

Rockhopper Tracker Code: Rockhopper Tracker Code: (Click Here)

Rockhopper’s Status: Online (click here to refresh).

Last seen in server: Wind Chill (click here to refresh).

Last seen in room: Migrator (click here to refresh).

Here are some helpful hints about finding Rockhopper:

1. Refresh the Rockhopper Tracker constantly. Rockhopper is always being tracked! Changes may occur every few seconds! Click here to refresh the Rockhopper Tracker!

2. Chrisdog93’s Rockhopper Tracking Cheats page is also updated. If this post doesn’t help you find Rockhopper, this page probably will. Click here to view my Rockhopper Tracking Cheats.

3. Chrisdog93 has another method of tracking famous penguins called the Comment Tracker. View the comments for updates. Click here to view my latest Rockhopper Comment Tracker..

4. Whenever we find Rockhopper, I will post his location on his Twitter. If you follow me on Twitter, you will receive the latest updates. Click here to follow me on Twitter!

5. Use my Play Club Penguin page when searching for Rockhopper. Club Penguin loads much faster, so you will be able to find Rockhopper easier. Click here to view my Play Club Penguin page.

6. Rockhopper is most likely to be found in the Migrator, but can also be found at other places such as the Dock, Beach, Iceberg, Pizza Parlor, and Cove.

7. Rockhopper is a red pirate penguin who wears a pirate hat and has a beard. Rockhopper’s player card is above.

8. Rockhopper visits crowded servers and usually spends about 15-20 minutes on each server that he visits.

9. If a room is full, try to get in! When Rockhopper is on Club Penguin he gets huge crowds, so the rooms he goes in may be full. If the room is full, there is a very good chance he’s there. Check the users in room list, it’s easier to find him with!

10. Rockhopper is almost always online when he is visiting Club Penguin. You can look for him at any time of the day. Rockhopper is a red pirate penguin who wears a pirate hat and has a black beard. Rockhopper’s player card is above.

Bonus Tip: Once you find Rockhopper, click on his player card. Click on the button to get his free gift. Besides the free gift you can also go to the migrator, send him a post card, or put him on your ignore list. You can’t add him as a buddy.

If you find Rockhopper, make sure to leave us a comment where you found him at! If you can’t find him, let us know!

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New Rockhopper Club Penguin Comment Tracker!

2009-05-22T08:04:00.000-07:00

Rockhopper has arrived to Club Penguin, and is giving out a new background! Here’s a way to find all of the famous penguins on Club Penguin right now! The famous penguin this week is Rockhopper.

Here are useful hints when using the Comment Tracker:

1. When a new famous penguin is in town, check our site for a Comment Tracker. Once you see that there is a Comment Tracker post, gather your friends and start tracking!

2. PLEASE BE HONEST! Being honest is probably the most important part. Your wasting your time, and other people’s time when you don’t tell the truth. All of you guys have been so honest.

3. When posting a comment about a famous penguin’s location, be sure to include their penguin name, server, room, and time in which the famous penguin was spotted.

4. You may abbreviate penguin names in your comments (RH = Rockhopper, AA = Aunt Arctic, PB = Penguin Band, CA = Cadence, G = Gary, S = Sensei).

5. If a famous penguin is in town, I will likely post updates on my Twitter about their location. To get updated locations, follow my Twitter account. Click here to follow me on Twitter.

6. Do not use a lot of exclamation points!!!!!!!!!!

7. Don’t post the servers that the famous penguin’s are not in.

8. Only post about the famous penguins here. If you want to comment on another subject, you can on another post.

9. Only check for Comment Trackers when the famous penguin is in town. The famous penguin’s can’t be spotted then.

10. If the Comment Tracker has helped you find a famous penguin, post a comment about it. We love suggestions too!

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New Club Penguin Ice Cream Sundae Pin Cheat!

2009-05-22T06:52:00.000-07:00

There’s a new pin on Club Penguin, and it’s tasty! Here’s how to find the new Club Penguin Ice Cream Sundae pin:

1. Click on the map in the lower left.
2. Go to the Plaza.
3. Click on the Pizza Parlor.
4. Click on the Ice Cream Sundae Pin.

You’ve found the new Club Penguin Ice Cream Sundae pin!

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Rockhopper Arrives to Club Penguin With Items Cheats!

2009-05-22T06:41:00.000-07:00

Rockhopper has made it to Club Penguin, and you know what that means! He’s brought some pretty cool items on his jungle migrator. Here’s how to find Rockhopper’s ship, the Migrator:

1. Click on the map in the lower left.
2. Go to the Beach.
3. Click on Rockhopper’s ship, the Migrator.

Rockhopper’s brought some pretty cool items with him this time! Here’s how to find his item catalog:

1. Click on the map in the lower left.
2. Go to the Beach.
3. Click on Rockhopper’s ship, the Migrator.
4. Click on the Ship Hold.
5. Click on the catalog icon in the bottom right.

Awesome right? Which of the items are your favorite? I really like the overgrown ship background. It’s free too!

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Club Penguin Card Jitsu Updates!

2009-05-22T06:37:00.000-07:00

Club Penguin is going to be making many updates that you penguins out there have suggested! There will be a bar which will show how close you are to earning a new belt, and you will be able to view your whole collection of Card Jitsu cards online!

Soon, when you go to the Dojo, the Dojo Courtyard, or the Ninja Hideout, you will see a new Card Jitsu deck icon. If you click it, your ninja information will pop up. You will be able to see how close you are to earning a new belt, and your Card Jitsu cards.

What do you think of the new Card Jitsu updates?

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ATLANTIS QUEST

2009-05-16T06:35:00.000-07:00

Features:

* A dazzling new take on the classic style matching game
* Great storyline
* 76 mind-blowing levels
* Exciting power-ups
* A daring quest across the ancient lands of the Mediterranean

Play Free Gamez!

Pirate Cliff

2009-05-16T06:27:00.001-07:00

Protect your island and treasures from evil pirates! You are a young pirate and just got your first treasure. In no time you are chased by another gang of pirates trying to take it away from you. All you have is a good old canon, tons of gun powder and this cliff is your last resort. Blast away tons of pirates coming from water and the sky. Watch out for many bonuses, weapon upgrades and crazy shooting frenzies. If you love shooters, this one is going to be on your shelf for a long time. The pressure is so high, you can feel it in your bones! Fire at will!!!

Game Features

* super addictive gameplay
* many pirate bosses
* 7 different power-ups
* dramatic music
* realistic sound effects
* shoot them up!!!

System Requirements

* Windows 98/ME/2000/XP/Vista
* 700MHz
* 128 MB RAM

Play Free Gamez!

Vogue Tales Game

2009-05-16T06:22:00.001-07:00

Vogue Tales takes you on a stylish and fashionable adventure through a colorful world! When Wendy`s grandmother sends her a mysterious gift, a burglar steals her present and her favorite dummy. Now it`s up to you to help Wendy chase the nefarious fiend into the city of London and get Wendy`s belongings back. But first you must earn enough money to purchase the ticket to chase him. Earn money by creating outfits for a variety of needy customers in this one of a kind Time Management game.

Features:

* Funny and juicy characters
* Forty leves in four countries
* Variety of improvements and upgrades
* Intriguing comics plot

Play Free Gamez!

Racing Impossible

2009-05-16T06:13:00.000-07:00

Race GT class cars at world's most famous tracks. Mercedes, Ford GT40, Mustang, Shelby and other auto!

Game Features

* 17 most famous tracks
* 10 class GT cars
* Different time of the day
* ODE physics

System Requirements

* Windows 98/ME/2000/XP/Vista
* 500MHz
* 128 MB RAM

Play Free Game Racing

Need For Extreme 3d - Free Game Racing

2009-05-16T05:53:00.000-07:00

Need For Extreme 3D a new 3D race game with 3D person view from above that is original for this genre. The game purpose is to be the first. There are two game modes Tournament and Single Race. You should pass the tracks one by one in the Tournament mode. To pass to the next track you should be the first in the previous one. You can choose any track in the Single Race mode.

Features

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* Full screen and window modes
* Light-hearted background music and sound effects
* Keyboard and Mouse control
* User-friendly Interface
* Install / Uninstall Support
* Life-time technical support
* Non-violent and fun for all ages
* Absolutely FREE Game Racing!

System Requirements

* Microsoft Windows NT/2000/XP or better
* Pentium 200mhz or better
* 64 MB RAM
* 15 MB hard drive space
* 800x600 display resolution mode or higher
* High or true color highly recommended
* DirectX 5.0 or better

Play Free Game Racing!

Billiard World

2009-05-16T05:45:00.000-07:00

Great billiard game with different game types and variety of tables. One or two player modes.

Game Features

* Classic and arcade tables
* Realistic physic model
* Variety of balls
* 5 arcade game types 3,8,9,14 plus one and snooker

System Requirements

* Windows 98/ME/2000/XP/Vista
* 500MHz
* 128 MB RAM

5 Realms of Cards

2009-05-16T05:28:00.000-07:00

Revolutionary new solitaire gameplay with a amazing fairy-tale story.

Game Features

# 70 levels to play.
# 5 mini-games.
# Cool bonuses to use.

System Requirements

* Windows Me/2000/XP/Vista
* 400 MHz
* 128 MB RAM

Club Penguin 2009 Medieval Party Member’s Quest Cheats

2009-05-11T07:50:00.000-07:00

Club Penguin has a special Medieval quest for members. Here’s a walkthrough guide on beating the members quest:

1. Click on the map in the lower left.
2. Go to the Town.
3. Click on the poster in the lower left.

4. Click on go there on the poster.

5. Go through the member’s only gate.
6. Stand on all of the platforms, so they light up.
7. Go into the next gate.
8. Get the member’s only Golden Shield.

12. Go through the maze. Follow these steps:

1. Down
2. Left
3. Down
4. Right
5. Right
6. Up

You’ve made it through the maze! Now you can pickup the final free item, which is the Golden Knight’s Armor.

There’s a ton of stuff for member’s this party! What do you think of the member quest? Let me know!

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Club Penguin Medieval Clothing Items Catalog Cheats!

2009-05-11T07:46:00.001-07:00

Many of you guys may not know this, but there is a Medieval catalog in the Gift Shop. It’s got some cool items!

Here’s how to find the Medieval catalog:

1. Click on the map in the lower left.
2. Go to the Town.
3. Go to the Gift Shop.
4. Click on the Medieval catalog icon.

Pretty cool right? Do you like the Medieval party on Club Penguin? Is it better than last years? Post a comment and let me know!

Club Penguin Glowing Ghost Cheat

2009-05-11T07:43:00.000-07:00

I’m sure a lot of you guys know this, but this is for the rest of you guys. You can do a glowing ghost cheat on Club Penguin!

Here’s how to do the glowing ghost cheat:

1. Click on your player card.
2. Put on the ghost sheet.
3. Put on the flashlight.
4. Press D to dance.

Pretty cool cheat right? You will be a glowing ghost! What do you think of the cheat?

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Club Penguin Cheats – Get Medieval Music in Your Igloo!

2009-05-11T07:40:00.001-07:00

Check this out guys, all you non members and members can put Medieval music in your igloo! Here’s how to do this Club Penguin cheat:

1. Click on the map in the lower left.
2. Go to the Town.
3. Go to the Knight’s Club.

4. When you are about to reach the Knight Club entrance, click on the Home button on your chat bar.

This Club Penguin cheat works for both members, and non members. Pretty cool right? How do you like the cheat? Let me know!

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Club Penguin Exclusive Coin Codes – Unlock Rockhopper and Bambadee’s New Background!

2009-05-11T07:31:00.000-07:00

All of you penguins in Disney World visiting Rockhopper are in luck! Rockhopper will be giving out special coin codes! The special coin codes unlock and exclusive Rockhopper and Bambadee background which is not released yet!

The background looks awesome! Rockhopper is supposedly bringing the background when he comes back to Club Penguin.

What do you think of the new Rockhopper background? Let me know!

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Nintendo reveals Wii and DS million-sellers

2009-05-11T07:22:00.000-07:00

Wii Sports sells 45.7m games,

Wii Play 22.9m, Wii Fit 18.2 million...

Following yesterday's full year financial results Nintendo has released internal sales figures for its top-selling first party titles on the Wii and Nintendo DS.

The results suggest that Wii Sports has become the best-selling bundled videogame of all time, beating NES classic Super Mario Bros. In turn Wii Play is now the best-selling non-bundled game, with Nintendogs taking its place if its status as a hardware bundle with the Wii remote is discounted.

In total Wii Sports has sold 45.7 million units worldwide, which is only slightly below the current 50 million total for the Wii itself, since the game is not bundled with the console in Japan.

Wii Play sales are currently on 22.9 million, followed by Wii Fit on 18.2 million and Mario Kart Wii on 15.4 million. The best-selling Wii title not to be bundled with additional hardware is Super Smash Bros Brawl on 8.4 million units.

The critically acclaimed Super Mario Galaxy is the Wii's sixth strongest seller on 8 million units, followed by Mario Party 8 on 6.7 million and Wii Zapper bundle Link's Crossbow Training on 3.76 million.

Animal Crossing: Let's Go to the City (aka City Folk) is the best-seller from Nintendo's 2008 Christmas line-up on 3.76 million units, followed by Wii Music on 2.65 million. Super Mario Stadium Baseball (aka Mario Super Sluggers) is the last of the million-selling titles on the list at 1.2 million units.

On the DS the top-selling title is Nintendogs and all its many near-identical SKUs, with sales of 22.2 million units. This is followed by New Super Mario Bros which stands at 18.4 million.

Brain Training (aka Brain Age) has sold 17.4 million units worldwide, with Pokemon Diamond/Pearl on 16.8 million, Mario Kart DS on 14.6 million and More Brain Training (aka Brain Age 2) on 13.7 million.

Animal Crossing: Wild World stands at 10 million, followed by launch title Super Mario 64 DS on 7.5 million, Mario Party DS on 5.8 million and Pokemon Mystery Dungeon on 4.5 million. Pokemon Platinum is on 3.7 million and Kirby Super Star Ultra is on 2.3 million - with neither title yet having been released in Europe.

Pokemon Ranger has sold 2 million units worldwide, while Rhythm Paradise (aka Rhythm Heaven) is on 1.9 million. Professor Layton and the Curious Village has sold 1.6 million units in the West, although this figure does not include Japan where the game is self-published by developer Level-5.

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PS3 outsells Wii in Japan for the 10th consecutive week

2009-05-11T07:18:00.000-07:00

The Playstation 3 has now outsold the Nintendo Wii in Japan for the 10th week in a row, according to Media Create. The streak started with the release of Yakuza 3 at the end of February. It was followed by Resident Evil 5 the next week and the Final Fantasy XIII demo in April.

The streak was also helped by the lack of exciting new game releases on the Nintendo Wii. The lone exception was Monster Hunter G, which modestly bumped up hardware sales in late April. Even with the power of the Monster Hunter franchise, the Nintendo Wii still couldn’t outsell the Playstation 3 for the April 20th week and the one after.

Using Media Create numbers, here is a week-by-week breakdown of the battle during the streak:

Week #1: February 23rd – March 1st (Yakuza 3 released for the Playstation 3)
Playstation 3 - 36,513
Nintendo Wii - 17,876

Week #2: March 2nd – March 8th (Resident Evil 5 released for the Playstation 3)
Playstation 3 - 39,835
Nintendo Wii - 16,560

Week #3: March 3rd – March 15th
Playstation 3 - 28,014
Nintendo Wii - 17,941

Week #4: March 16th – March 22nd
Playstation 3 - 25,435
Nintendo Wii - 18,095

Week #5: March 23rd – March 29th
Playstation 3 - 22,825
Nintendo Wii - 17,276

Week #6: March 30th – April 5th
Playstation 3 - 20,362
Nintendo Wii - 15,525

Week #7: April 6th – April 12th
Playstation 3 - 16,701
Nintendo Wii - 13,349

Week #8: April 13th – April 19th (Final Fantasy XIII demo released for the Playstation 3)
Playstation 3 - 62,527
Nintendo Wii - 13,221

Week #9: April 20th – April 26th (Monster Hunter G released for the Nintendo Wii)
Playstation 3 – 23,351
Nintendo Wii – 18,439

Week #10: April 27th – May 3rd
Playstation 3 - 23,588
Nintendo Wii - 21,546

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Japan Officially Becomes PS3 Territory

2009-05-11T07:07:00.000-07:00

Written by RichPSLS on May-10-09 7:38am

From: playstationlifestyle.net

PSLS » News

05/10/2009 Written by John Draisey

For the past ten weeks, PS3 has laid the smackdown on all consoles in Japan, including the once unstoppable Nintendo Wii. And while PS3’s sales domination was seen as just a random fluke, it’s obvious that Japan has had a major change of heart with Sony’s console. Here’s the weekly breakdown:

Week #1: February 23rd – March 1st (Yakuza 3 released for the Playstation 3)
Playstation 3 - 36,513
Nintendo Wii - 17,876

Week #2: March 2nd – March 8th (Resident Evil 5 released for the Playstation 3)
Playstation 3 - 39,835
Nintendo Wii - 16,560

Week #3: March 3rd – March 15th
Playstation 3 - 28,014
Nintendo Wii - 17,941

Week #4: March 16th – March 22nd
Playstation 3 - 25,435
Nintendo Wii - 18,095

Week #5: March 23rd – March 29th
Playstation 3 - 22,825
Nintendo Wii - 17,276

Week #6: March 30th – April 5th
Playstation 3 - 20,362
Nintendo Wii - 15,525

Week #7: April 6th – April 12th
Playstation 3 - 16,701
Nintendo Wii - 13,349

Week #8: April 13th – April 19th (Final Fantasy XIII demo released for the Playstation 3)
Playstation 3 - 62,527
Nintendo Wii - 13,221

Week #9: April 20th – April 26th (Monster Hunter G released for the Nintendo Wii)
Playstation 3 – 23,351
Nintendo Wii – 18,439

Week #10: April 27th – May 3rd
Playstation 3 - 23,588
Nintendo Wii - 21,546

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Resistance: Retribution

2009-05-10T06:59:00.001-07:00

The PSP is in a curious situation. Perhaps a victim of its own multi-functional design, the handheld has clocked up impressive sales in the face of daunting competition from the DS, yet in 2008 it seemed like the games were drying up. "Make more games!" said Sony to its third-party developers, before sheepishly muttering, "Oh, and maybe we should do the same."

Not that there haven't been games, and games based on popular PlayStation properties. This time last year, for example, there was God of War: Chains of Olympus, which made Kristan go all 8/10. Resistance is the next big franchise to get the shrinky-dink treatment and, once again, the result manages to sweeten the compromises of the port with satisfying action and impressive production values.

Set after the first game, and therefore presumably running alongside the events of its PS3 big brother Resistance 2, Retribution's story follows disgraced British squaddie James Grayson as he gets dropped into a new theatre of war in mainland Europe. Having been forced to kill his own brother in one of the Chimera conversion centres, Grayson went AWOL and began waging his own war against the baddies, free from interference from the military brass. Finally captured and sentenced to death, he's offered a last-minute reprieve if he agrees to help The Maquis, a French resistance group, repel the invaders.

It's a convoluted back-story, and one that unfortunately skips past what sounds like the most exciting part - Grayson's rogue one-man crusade - in favour of objective-led missions handed down by bossy-boots military men. The narrative isn't helped by some awkward dialogue, delivered in a variety of distracting British accents. Grayson himself is a surly and fairly unpleasant man to follow around, and sounds a lot like Ray Winstone by way of a racist minicab driver.

None of this really matters once you're shooting at stuff, however, and the game wisely gets to the shooty bits once the obligatory story cut-scenes have done their thing. The game has switched from first-person to third-person, but since Sony Bend studio has spent the past decade making the daft-but-awesome Syphon Filter series, including two solid PSP versions, it's a wise choice.

Bend (named after its Oregon base - also home to the world's first pregnant man, fact fans!) has proven experience in squeezing the most from the PSP hardware and it pays off in spades here. Retribution looks great, with the sort of attention to detail and solid 3D environments that are often fudged for handheld audiences. Control, another area where ambitious PSP games suffer, is also handled with thought and care. The left stick moves Grayson, the face buttons control your aim. Right shoulder button shoots, and left activates whatever secondary fire your current weapon has.

The d-pad is called upon to flesh out these basics, with right cycling through your arsenal and left reloading. Targeting is automatic, using a broad rectangular reticule. You lock on to any enemies inside this area, meaning that the gameplay can retain the fast run-and-gun feel of the PS3 series without tripping over the limits of the PSP controls. It can feel a little frustrating at first, having this crucial element of shooter control taken away from you, but for those who like to do things manually, tapping up on the d-pad puts you into a slower but more accurate zoomed-in viewpoint or, when wielding the Fareye sniper rifle, the scope view.

Compensating for the assisted aiming is a solid and intuitive cover system, evolved from the one developed for Syphon Filter. Approach any wall or object and Grayson immediately takes cover, without being glued to the item in question. You're then free to sidle left to right, while the fire button pops you out to shoot. The structure of the game is fairly rigid - you're essentially moving through a series of staged encounters in arena-like rooms and corridors - but given the style of game being attempted, the trade-off is acceptable.

Unfortunately, having come up with a control scheme that makes fast, frantic run-and-gun action workable on the PSP controls, Sony Bend then take two steps back with a new enemy type that leaves your fingers tied in knots whenever they appear. They're "boilers", female Chimera with grotesque distended heads. Let them get too close and they detonate their skulls, taking off huge chunks of health. To stop them you must shoot them in the face, but since the auto-aiming isn't up to the job, you need to quickly tap up and then use the face buttons to find your target. Boilers move fast, however, and the time between spotting them and plucking bits of bone from your lacerated flesh is tight. The game is generous with health packs, but moments like this undo a lot of the good work that the otherwise thoughtful design has done.

Also deserving criticism is the wonky save system which doesn't seem to allow for the fact that Retribution is a portable game. Checkpoints are actually reasonable and fair, but the game doesn't save at each one. Switching off having reached the first big boss battle, I found that I had to replay a sizeable chunk of the level again the next time I played. With no option to save at will, it's a bizarre restriction for a game that will likely be played on buses and trains, or in lunch-breaks.

Rounding out Retribution is a solid multiplayer option, which offers everything you'd expect from a console release, even if it can't repeat the innovative and addictive co-op play of Resistance 2. All the usual modes are included, but most interesting is Assimilation, which succeeds by marrying traditional multiplayer action with a concept that ties directly into the game's story. It gives the team playing the aliens a wonderfully unfair advantage - any human players killed are converted to their side. If you're the last human remaining, it's about as tense and horrific as online gaming gets - a truly claustrophobic and panic-inducing experience that will hopefully be teased out in future instalments of the main series.

Much like Resistance 2, Retribution is more than the sum of its parts. The single-player campaign may be linear and stagey, but it's also effortlessly fun and incredibly polished. The multiplayer doesn't contain many surprises, but it does a better job of matching the online modes of "proper" consoles better than most rivals in its genre. Annoyances are minor and fleeting in nature, and the game punches above its weight with a substantial and coherent feel that too many handheld offerings lack. The PSP has been starved of beefy first-party games for so long that something this confident was always going to look special. Retribution isn't quite the saviour the PSP needs, but it's close enough to come highly recommended.

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