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All Reviews by ShortHairedOffender

Sneak King - Xbox 360

Pros Cons
  Repetitive gameplay
Not that bad

Well, there isn't much to say about Sneak King. If you look at it from a stand point you might come to realize that it is not as bad as it is made out to be. Sure it is short and not the interesting, but so are a lot of more expensive games. Now you can pick this up for pennies and it is wroth it.

Orcs & Elves - DS

Pros Cons
Intense action Ugly visuals
Tight controls Poor storytelling
Just plain fun  
Can I really complain?

For those who do not know I won this game and a DS. So I can not complain a whole lot. But what I will say is that this game is fun for a quick RPG fix. It is not the best but it could be worse.

Assassin's Creed - PS3

Pros Cons
Amazing visuals Doesn't live up to expectations
Addictive gameplay  
Just plain fun  
REVIEW!

Assassin's Creed has been getting a lot of mixed reviews. That is because this game in one of those love hate games. Some think its awesome others think it sucks. First off, I loved the game. I felt it was what I was hoping it would be. Others did not. One of the best things about it is of course, free running. You can truly climb anything. One downside, you don't feel like its natural. You can tell that half of it was put there just to climb and not like it was built like that to look good. Now that we have hit free running lets talk about the assassinations! They pretty much threw the blade in the crowd out. Only one of my targets went down without a fight and that was because I used a harder path. Usually the guards are on high alert even pointing you out when your just standing. Of course your target is a moron and decides to take you out as well. Stupid. You can kill them quickly. The plot is solid and they have a nice way of keeping you in the story area.

The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass - DS

Pros Cons
Addictive gameplay Doesn't live up to expectations
Tight controls  
Just plain fun  
On The Toliet

Alright, this months game is Legend Of Zelda The Phantom Hourglass. What can I say about this game that has not been said about other Zelda games? Almost nothing. Everything you would expect is still there with little additions. They do add puzzles using the mic and stylus. Then that adds another problem. Sometimes you have no idea what to do. Sometimes it will tell you to do something that you would think you would only be doing in the game that involves you to do in real life. (IE Close the DS or scream into the mic.)

With that complaint out of the way it does have some good features like drawing a path for your boomerang. Plus you have a mouse like bomb that you can guide across levels. You can draw a path for you boat but all that rship riding is boring. You will see blue... and blue... and blue.... and then an enemy... and then more blue.

The fighting all involves the stylus so there is no button pressing. You just tap an enemy for a basic attack on them and you swing it around to attack with a spin. And it you finish the side quest you get the swordsman's scroll which makes it so that if you spin a lot you will spin with a very strong attack. The enemies are fun to fight and sometimes need creative ways to beat them.

Something REALLY new in this game is stealth. There are some unbeatable creatures (well until you have the Phantoms Sword) in one part of the game that you must sneak past. Which adds a whole new play type. It adds safe zones so you can escape.

You will encounter a lot of wacky characters who will make you laugh. Just like past LoZ characters. All of this game is fun if you look past the puzzle difficulty. And for anyone who has a DS you should pick this game up

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trials and Tribulations - DS

A fun game but very very hard.

First off, I had a lot of fun with this game. It was my first Phoenix Wright game and I can not wait for the next Ace Attorney game. That being said I felt there was one problum. The difficulty level. I fould myself almost going to a walkthrough every day. I needed it to find one piece of evidence that would get me rolling and usually it did. The final case was the hardest to understand because it has so much to do with people coming back to life. The animation is slick, funny, and all out cool. The music fits the game perfectly. Examining and finding clues was simple and I found that I could even spot evidence without having to actually use the examing first. All in all this was a fun game and a worthy addition to my game collection even though it was very short and extremly difficult it still gave you a ton of satisfaction every time you finished a case or even found a contradiction.