Miss Teri Tale - Vote 4 Me Review

By Ruff Bismonte

Miss Teri Tale, the New York novelist is back, and now, she's finally settled in her own little home at Peeking Town after solving the mystery of the missing dog named Jason. This time in Miss Teri Tale: Vote 4 Me, it's nearing election day, and what a great opportunity it is to come snooping around the town, learning for whom the neighborhood's alliances lie.

In Miss Teri Tale: Vote 4 Me, you again put the shoes of the sleuthing writer as you try to gather clues and hints on who will the town vote as their new mayor. After the former mayor left town, his seat immediately needed a successor, and from the local neighborhood stood up Tyron Douglass and Norman Montgomery, each wanting to claim the town's mayoral throne. But these candidates seem to have their own dirty little secrets too. And what if our own Miss Teri Tale joins the race? Will it spell another disaster waiting to happen?

Anyway, all will be answered once you play the game yourself. And speaking of playing, this hidden object installment employs a classic seek-and-find nature where you have to find all items listed on your notebook before time runs out in each level. Sometimes, items are also highlighted in green, meaning that instead of gathering them, you have to put these items in their proper places for completion.

While you may get tired eventually of all that stuff-finding, the real shine of Miss Teri Tale: Vote 4 Me is actually found on its unique mini-games. Examples of these games include a time management-like game where you get to wash dogs, a find-the-same game which is basically a twist to the old find-the-difference, and even a tower defense game where you're off to fight evil computer viruses. All in all, the mini-games are very addictive and fun, and are even enough to make you altogether buy this game.

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Interpol 2 - Most Wanted Review

By Ruff Bismonte

After apprehending Dr. Chaos and letting him escape on the original game, the Interpol have their hands full of more missions to solve in Interpol 2: Most Wanted. In this hidden object game, you again have to exercise your item-finding skills in order to track down new bad guys coming from Interpol's Most Wanted list, and hopefully, keep them behind bars this time around.

Interpol 2: Most Wanted needs your help once again as you fulfill the role of an Interpol detective. The Troika, a mad group of criminals grazing the Most Wanted list is on a rampage throughout the whole world, and it is tasked upon you to find and put them behind bars. And since the game now pits you against three criminals - The Collector, Mr. Nobody and Siren, it's certainly going to be a tough ride traveling various locations while trying to outsmart your wily targets.

Coming from the original Interpol game, this sequel actually plays just like your average hidden object game. Items are listed for you to find, and in order to move on to the next installment of the game's story, you have to meet your quota of items before the time limit expires. You're also given a limited number of hints to use on your efforts, letting you manually select a hidden item not found yet on your list.

Hidden object mini-games are also available for you to play. Made famous by the original Interpol, listed items of the same type and spot the difference make up these in-game breaks. This is also just the same as the original, so I guess in conclusion, there's nothing really new about this installment aside from its new and improved storyline.

In terms of presentation, Interpol 2: Most Wanted still has that futuristic interface showing various scenes from around the world, and coupled with the engaging sound effects and music, you'll appreciate the classic hidden object fun presented by the game.

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FishCo Game Review

By Ruff Bismonte

I've been reading some facts about home aquariums lately and I actually found out that there's much more to know about fishes than just putting some living thing inside a tank. Thankfully, the FishCo game is like a teaching tool about keeping aquariums and taking care of one. And the best thing about it all is that it's a casual game.

FishCo is actually a name of a company, a business you and your partner Tracy built from your deep love for fishes. Your aim in this newly established venture is to of course, earn money from selling livestock and aquarium supplies. Dividing up the work, Tracy takes care of coordinating with the suppliers, and you will do all the raising, breeding and selling of fish, which actually brings us to the objectives of the game.

The game falls under the time management genre where you're tasked to profit from selling fish. Before each level starts, you're given specific tasks to fulfill before the time limit expires. Basic tasks include raising and feeding fishes until they are mature enough to sell. All the challenges are easy enough to complete within the time limit, but if you would like some decorations and fishes adorning your own trophy tanks, you would have to beat the expert time limit for each level.

One great thing about FishCo is how it closely simulates taking care of real life fish. Making sure your livestock is fed and raised properly only scratches the surface. Most of the time you will also have to clean the algae from the tanks and regularly change its water, put antibiotics and other medicine into the tanks whenever your fishes are infected, and even dispose of the fishes too if for some reason they die because of neglect. All in all showing you how aquarium-keeping is really one big responsibility, but something that offers so much fun too if done correctly.

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Farm Mania Game Review

By Ruff Bismonte

Sacrificing the summer vacation for a time in the farm is not exactly the kind of time out you'll be looking for if you're any normal teenager. But Anna in Farm Mania is not your average teen. Well, she's normal alright, but she loves farming, and this is your chance to take time out with her in this time management game from Realore Studios.

The story of Farm Mania starts after gramps from the farm asks Anna to spend her summer vacation with him. You see, he's already too old to tend to the crops and animals, making the whole farm too run-down and neglected. Good thing that Anna is much in love with agriculture, and thus, begins her goal of making the farm as thriving as possible before summer's end.

Just like the other farm-based time management games, your task in Farm Mania is to plant crops, tend to your livestock and sell all the produce off for profit. Your objectives for each day are summarized during the start of each level and are outlined for you on the bottom of the screen during the actual game. Keep in mind that you have to complete all the objectives before the timer runs out, because if you manage to beat the level within 75% of the time, you'll earn bonus money for all your efforts.

At first, you'll only have to deliver a certain number of crop types to the market through Johnny, the farm's delivery boy. But as the game progresses, the gameplay picks up as you go about raising chickens and goats to name a few, and even making flour and baking pastries too! Good thing that grandma takes care of all the baking and grandpa gathers the water and feed, so you just keep your mind focused in gathering produce and rearing animals and crops, making the gameplay pretty convenient even with its frantic nature.

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Casebook Review

By Ruff Bismonte

Watching CSI, it's always a wonder how the investigators can easily search for clues and evidences on every impossible corner without even breaking a sweat. Playing Casebook, I now realized that I should have known better, because this game will really put you on a CSI's sweaty shoes, nothing like the ones who have it easy through the TV series.

The story of Casebook started after the Birchermann children were kidnapped for ransom. The game introduction's FMV shows their nanny trying to wake them up for morning breakfast before she realized that Harry and Greta were gone, and their room left in shambles. This is your first assignment as a forensic investigator, and with a kidnapping case, it seems that your department is really in need of more manpower.

Armed with your trusty digital camera and knack of finding evidence, your task in this game is find traces and clues leading to solve the kidnapping incident and possibly putting the culprit behind bars. The whole game will have you taking pictures of likely evidences and have them processed in the labs through a computer. The labs will be happy to process evidences for you and will keep you updated on their findings. Once processed, all you've got to do is to link the evidences together using your handy dandy case folder.

Playing CSI in Casebook also means processing clues yourself. Most of the time, you're off dusting for fingerprints and trying to find who owns them, or trying to split genes coming from the DNA samples you gathered from possible suspects. Actually, these are the mini-games presented by this adventure, and just like actual forensic work, it can get pretty hard processing evidences too, especially when you can't even visualize the print that you're looking for.

One thing's for sure, the game does have very good FMV sequences. All of the cut scenes are filmed using real-life actors and actresses playing their parts on actual crime scene locations. In fact, your evidence-gathering is also done on 360-degree views of real-life scenes. Now, that's pretty unique in itself, eh?

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Far Cry 2 Review

By Luke Larry

Far Cry 2 is a sequel to Far Cry. Although it is a sequel it is nothing like the original Far Cry. Instead of an island you are in the african savanna, tracking down a weapons dealer that is supplying the Alliance for Popular Resistance and the United Front for Liberation and Labour with weapons galore. Your job is to track down this dealer and kill him.

In Far Cry 2 you can choose between 12 characters, choosing what character you are will not have any impact on the storyline. When you arrive in Africa you will discover that your character has malaria and you must get medicine every so often to cope with the symptoms. In Far Cry 2 there are many weapons and vehicles to choose from, including boats, hand gliders, jeeps, flamethrowers, and much more! The cool thing about Far Cry 2 is you can play the game how you want. If you don't feel like doing a mission you can skip it and come back to it later. How you play it will also affect the outcome of the game, so choose your path wisely

Some things you should probably know about Far Cry 2 before you get it is that the game map is huge! I'm not kidding, it will probably take you up to an hour and a half to drive from the bottom of the map to the top and that is in a jeep. Another thing you will want to know how to do is use a map. When I play the game I probably have the map out for around 70% of the time I am playing. If you can't read a map you are in big trouble because as I said before the map is huge! You should also be ready to fight at any moment. One moment you will be driving down the road in your jeep, and the next thing you know you will be under fire from an enemy encampment just up the road

Now I will tell you the pros and cons of Far Cry 2. Now this is my opinion and it may differ from yours so please hang with me.

Pros

1. You can make a huge fire out on the open savanna.

2. Tons of different weapons and gear to allow you to play the game how you want

3. Loads of different vehicles to get you around the incredibly large map

4. Great graphics and audio to make your experience even more enjoyable

Cons

1.You are constantly getting attacked by the enemy

2. The map is sometimes too large and is very annoying when you must drive a car for 10 minutes just to get to your objective

3. Getting medicine to treat malaria is very time consuming.

All in all I would say that this is a great game for all of those who like a good fps/adventure game. It has a deep story with lots of twists, amazing detail and graphics, and lets face it, who doesn't like playing with fire! However if you hate driving cars to and fro across the map this game is not for you as most of your time in this game will be in a car. Thank you for reading about Far Cry 2!

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Tom Clancy's EndWar - PlayStation 3 Demo Review

By Gabriel Chau

After playing and review the demo for Mirror's Edge. I immediately installed Tom Clancy's End War soon after. And what do you know? This game is pretty good as well! This is my first strategy game that I've ever played on a console. And you can't really go wrong with any Tom Clancy's games, this game feels like Ghost Recon + Command and Conquer.

The demo has one single player mission which takes roughly 10-15 minutes to complete. You are given a few groups of units initially, you can then call for more support using the CP (command points), the single player only allows you to control 3 different groups, and that's pretty much all you need for the short mission as this is more of a training / tutorial type of mission. In this mission you can select all your forces and attack. But you really have to learn that tanks beat transport vehicles beat helicopters, and helicopters in turn beat tanks (think of them linking together in a circle).

The skirmish is where the demo lasts longer which uses the same map as the single player mission and you have the option to play as single player or with someone online. I chose to play by myself simply because I haven't mastered the controls yet. The skirmish is pretty much securing buildings and that in turn will allow you to upgrade different technologies like air strikes, force recon etc as well as calling for more forces. You can choose from infantries, rocket infantries, command vehicle, artilleries, tanks, transport vehicles and helicopters. You will want to have a few groups of either infantries or rocket infantries to secure buildings faster. Unfortunately I did not play this using voice command so I had some difficulties controlling every single group of forces because you have to basically micro manage your forces but fortunately I got a hang of it after a while. And I really like the fact that after finishing each mission, you will need to press continue before leaving the stage, this is the perfect time to fly around and appreciate the beautiful graphics.

I couldn't find any flaw while playing the demo except the fact that you can only zoom in and out so much sometimes its hard to see the surrounding, and the only way to see further is to select a different group.

The graphics are stunning as well and capable of running in full HD 1080p. The buildings, infantries and vehicles are very detailed. And the intro movies are even more impressive. The level of detail on the space station is just jaw dropping and I am not exaggerating.

Again if you haven't downloaded this demo, go give it a shot and see if you like it or not. And finally I would like to apologize for the shaky screenshots.

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Mirror's Edge - PlayStation 3 Demo Review

By Gabriel Chau

First I got the news from EBGames that the Mirror's Edge demo will be available on November 6th, I guess its been pushed forward by 1 week and is released today. Its always a good thing! Unlike Little Big Planet, I am still waiting for it to be shipped from Futureshop, it said "Shipped" but I have yet to see it in my mailbox.

Anyway onto the demo.

Oh-My-God, that was literally what I said to myself when I was playing this game, I have never had so much thrill for a long time! Even though the demo lasted 20-25 minutes max (unless you keep dying). The game is similar to The Bourne Conspiracy where you have to act quickly otherwise you will be captured/killed. Compare to Bourne, I think Mirror's Edge is the better one.

Faith, your character tells you the story in comic style during loading which is plus, its always better to be looking at something moving rather than the old boring "loading" text. The first part of the demo starts you off with a few tutorials of how to move around, jump, slide underneath objects, climb up. Aside from the basics, you will learn to disarm from behind or from the front, shoot or throw away the weapon. That's not all! You will also learn to do crazy acrobatics like running horizontally on a wall then spin around and jump onto the opposite side (sorry I tried my best to describe). Its basically pressing 3 buttons but you need to really time your presses. So you can chain your moves and perform something crazy. One thing I absolutely love about the controls is that most of the actions are performed using just the L1.

The second part is the real deal where you have to jump/move/climb around to deliver a package to the other runner Celeste. In between you have to run away from hostiles and/or fight your way through. Let me tell you, the second part was a THRILL to play!

Graphics are AMAZING and able to run in full HD 1080p. I particularly like the way the lighting is done. The whole city looks very realistic. I couldn't stop taking pictures while playing the game and graphics are that good. Definitely eye candy.

Can't really comment much on the music there's only one track and a good one of course. Kind of feel like the Metal Gear Solid opening music.

If you haven't downloaded the demo, please do so! You don't know what you are missing!

I really appreciate game companies releasing game demos because they allow us gamers to try out the games before purchasing them, instead of doing all the guessing and then taking the risk of buying something we don't enjoy playing. Reading reviews and watching trailers from Gamespot and Gametrailers help a bit but you can never be sure until you have played the games YOURSELF.

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Gaming Software Reviews

By Caroline Becht

Have a look at the gaming software reviews on the Internet before you buy a computer game. There are many computer games out there. Get an expert opinion on the computer games before you buy, so you can make an informed choice.

I can recommend the World of Warcraft game as it has been described widely as a friendly game. Everything from the colourful art style to the endearing player animations, to the many different personalities.

The World of Warcraft is an inviting experience. Blizzard's passion for gaming joy is infectious, and its sense of humor disarming. This real time strategy game is one that you should play, no matter who you are.

Create your alter ego by choosing from a variety of colorful races and powerful classes, and begin exploring, questing, and battling in Azeroth, the setting featured in Blizzard's Warcraft real-time strategy games.

Though multi player online role-playing games have been around for years, it has taken this long for the genre's breakthrough hit to finally emerge. This is because World of Warcraft brings out all the best aspects of this style of gaming, if not many of the best aspects of gaming in general.

It also features many of the specific characteristics that have made Blizzard Entertainment's previous games so entertaining, memorable, long-lasting, and successful.

Of course, the company's past track record did not guarantee that World of Warcraft could have turned out this well. Such high quality simply cannot be expected, nor should it be missed.

You will find computer game rankings, recent releases, headlines, recommendations and video game reviews of the most popular and recent top video games on a large selection of different platforms, on the Internet.

For games on demand, news, previews and gaming reviews on a wide range of computer platforms, such as xBox, PC, Wii, PlayStation, PSP, PS2 and GameCube. Before you buy, look at Yahoo's gaming software reviews.

My personal favourite is the World of Warcraft games, but, there are many games to choose from. The Internet has changed the way the world works, learns and plays. Why not take advantage of the reviews at your disposal on the web?

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What Makes Wonderland Online Click to Everyone of Any Age

By Bernadette Guadiz

When you hear the word Wonderland, the first thing that enters your mind is the story about a little girl named Alice stuck in a fantasy world. One might ask himself if there really is a Wonderland, a place where you can simply escape to and forget the real world's troubles. Actually there is.

As a part of the real world, I do know the hardships everyone is facing. But thanks to a game I recently discovered, I can actually forget my woes and enjoy life as it should. The game is called Wonderland Online and it really lives up to its name.

I have played computer games in the past which are totally enjoyable but Wonderland Online is literally incomparable to the other games I encountered. It brings together people of different ages, with different tastes, unique sense of style, different strategies, and a whole lot more.

So what makes it really click? Well, there are hundreds of reasons why a lot of people prefer playing Wonderland Online as compared to other online games. But let us narrow it down to the top best reasons I came up with.

Totally Free

Wonderland Online is an online game that is totally free to play forever. This is unlike other online games that require you to pay in order to play. This is one of the main reasons why Wonderland draws in a lot of players all over the world. People from different cultures, backgrounds, ethnicities, and other aspects are learning from one another because they can socialize in the game. This has formed strong friendship bonds as well as some love connections between players.

MMORPG (3D versus 2D)

In the past, computer games are mostly made for single players but ever since the advent of internet, online multiplayer games became a reality. This enables you to play games with other players around the world. Most of the time, you can find MMORPGs in the modernized 3D graphics. There is nothing wrong with 3D games however not everyone is fond of playing these games. Some people complain about having headaches or nausea after playing them, only a few fraction of the game-playing community enjoy this 3D kind of games.

Wonderland Online caters to millions of players around the world because it is presented in highly enhanced 2D graphics. Both the young and the older generations are able to play it easily without giving them any illnesses afterwards. Unlike the typical 2D graphics, Wonderland Online developers use a unique computer language that brings about the rich vibrant colors, anime-like cartoons, and oh so lovable in-game characters.

All-In-One Game

Whenever developers make a game, they follow a certain agenda which is whether they are going to make it as a simulator game, an adventure game, or a role-playing game because they wanted the game appeal to specific kinds of players. Simulator games usually make you feel like you are in a real setting of a specific location. Adventure games are made for players who love to do some quests and explore different places. Role-playing games appeals to people who would like to pretend as if they are the in-game character.

Wonderland Online developers didn't follow this code of conduct. They made Wonderland Online an all-in-one game because the three aspects of game play are bundled up in it. As a simulator game, Wonderland Online brings you in a somewhat real world where you have to deal with different hardships one has to go through. It possesses drama, comedy, as well as tragedy just like us in real life. As an adventure game, you will be able to explore different countries, riding in different vehicles, doing some quests assigned to you, as well as discover the hidden secrets of ancient civilizations. As a role-playing game, you get to play the role of your chosen character that needed to get back to his or her homeland while saving the entire world from the impeding dangers set by the unleashed demons.

Unique Job Classes

Wonderland Online features four basic elements which include earth, wind, fire, and water as your character's attribute. Each element type is unique in its own way. Fire-built characters are great for melee and magic attacks, Wind-built characters have out-of-this-world speed, Earth-built characters are great supporters, while Water-built characters are equipped with magical qualities for support, reviving, and healing attributes.

You can also customize your character to either be a warrior or a mage. These are initially the job classes your character can obtain through your allocation of ability points every time you level up. When your character reaches level 100, you can be reborn to another six different job classes. Warriors can be reborn as Killers, while Mages can choose to be reborn as Seers, Priests,

There are some minor job classes every player can also choose to be, regardless of you being a warrior or a mage. You can be a crafter of weapons and armors, a fisherman, merchant, collector, and a miner. Everyone can have these skills by doing quests for different NPCs. These skills are upgraded depending on how much you use them.

Home Sweet Home

In Wonderland Online, you get to have your very own house which you can personally design with various furnitures and appliances. You can actually build these things with the use of the different manufacturing tools. All you have to do is collect the raw materials needed for each household interior decoration you are making. You can make beds, a garden patch, fence, TVs, game machines, desks, bookcases, bathroom furnishings, garage doors, gym equipments, and a whole lot more.

Travel Around The World

One of the greatest things I love about this game is the traveling function. You can actually make various kinds of vehicles such as a boat, jalor, steam ship, robot, UFO, spacecraft, hot air balloon, air plane, and so much more. These vehicles carry you to other countries known to our real world like Japan, China, Taiwan, some parts of South America, Egypt, India, and other places yet to be released in future versions of the game.

There are some modern vehicles as well such as the turtle car, a motorcycle, and a convertible known as cabriolet.

Human Companions And Other Pets

In some quests, you will be able to obtain different kinds of human companions that will help you fight monsters and get other quests done. They are also very important in some parts of the story as it unfolds before your eyes.

Various pets can also be obtained by playing the baby doll game in the Item Mall or by capturing one during battle. Some of the popular pets include Pandas, Polar Bears, Snowman, Horses, Fairies, and other cute monsters you encounter. You can even have your very express pet that can actually deliver up to 5 items to your other player friends in the game. This express pet function is great for players who are far apart from one another, say for example one is in Egypt and the other one is in China.

One of the greatest things about having a pet is the riding system. You can actually ride one of pets such as riding a horse, a dragon, and any other pets you choose to have.

Unique In-game Mail System

In the game, you will receive your very own email-like window that lets you send private messages to your guildmates, friends, and acquaintances. They will be able to receive your mails even when they're offline.

There are so many reasons why I love this game and I have so much more to share with you. Parents, children, adults, and teenagers all love to play this game. You should join us and experience tons of fun and excitement as well as some friendship bonds along the way. You can see the direct link below.

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