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Well not yet, but hopefully it will be. Review your (non scratch) games here. I most likely will add it. Here are the rules.

1: Don't spam - duh
2: No stealing other people's reviews. It will cause me to remove it and stick forks in my eyes - Plagiarism
3: No scratch projects - EA don't mind if you bash them, (well, i think so anyway) but most scratchers will. It will upset them so please don't
4: Support your ideas. Don't just say "this game is the worst game ever" and that's it. Give a reason, like "This game is the worst game ever - most of it is cutscenes and not actual gameplay" and then go on stating the reasons why it's rubbish etc

How to find a review:
Press ctrl f and look for the review by game. If you need the console for it, then type in the console and look for the game. This system will be changed as the database gets bigger.

Start the writing. Looking forward seeeing your reviews

Take my red dead redemption one as an example

Reviews

Xbox360

Red dead redemption

Stickman704's

Game: Red dead redemption
Console: Xbox 360
Difficulty: Easy
Time spent playing 40-100 hours
The bottom line: Masterpiece
Rating: 9.5

In a sentance: With a great storyline, endless multiplayer and fun shooting, Rockstar have really perfected this game

Review:
There's nothing quite like this game, but then again, there's nothing quite like Rockstar. With a great storyline, endless multiplayer and fun shooting, Rockstar have really perfected this game. It will keep you going for hours.

You are John Marston. You used to ride in a gang, but now, the wild west is dying. John needs to hunt down people in the gang he rode with for the federal agents. Then, he can get his family back and rest on his ranch. John Marston is a great protagonist, though he doesn't show that much emotion than others you sometimes see.

Of course, since this is the wild west, you're going to not be blasting assault rifles on a communication centre. This is the wild west. There are a variety of weapons that perfect at different situations. The revolver for example, is good if you want to hit a certain point. The actual shooting is pretty straight forward. A circle reticle shows you where it's going to hit. Then tap the trigger and boom! The physics is good when you hit a person. For example, if you shoot somebody in the leg, he'll fall down for a brief period, before crawling back up and half running, half limping away.

The horses are just breathtaking. To make it go faster you tap a certain button (in 360's case, A), but be careful. Don't make the horse run out of stamina otherwise it's most likely to buck you off. You can also rob horses, lasso and break them in, or you can be honest and buy them for a fee.

Of course, the game is a sandbox. There is, of course money, which can be obtained from things like hunting, gambling and protecting ranches from rustlers. Then you can spend your hard earned/gambled cash on things like more guns, maps and improved camps.

This is also a world where anything can happen. A simple woman asking for a ride could turn into a murderous ambush by bandits. Speaking of the world, it is huge. Set from the north lands of the great plains, to the southern lands of Mexico, not to mention everything in between. Each location has it's own sort of feel. For example, Blackwater is a very posh town with the first and only auto-mobiles here. Unfortunately, you can't drive one! But then you could have the slummy towns of Chuparosa where merchants are struggling to survive and most of the townsfolk are unfriendly.

This game is a game worth buying and will keep you for months. I'll leave you with this: Be surprised at the end.

Alpha Protcol

Stickman704s

Difficulty: Hard
Time Spent: 20 to 40 Hours
The Bottom Line: Worth playing

This game was a big risk. Would the choice system work out well? Would the RPG style fit it? Would the gameplay itself be fun? It could of been worse, and I suppose it couldn't be much much better.

So you are Mike Thorton. You caught the attention of an agency that doesn't exist : Alpha Protocol. Yes, you probably haven't heard of it. It's so secret, that few people are aware of its existance. Your mission: To recover stolen missiles that shot down an airliner in the Middle East, but the mission takes you much, much further than that.

So you start the game choosing which background you come from. Soldier, Field Agent, Tech Guy, whatever. Within the first minute of the game, the RPG style kicks in. You can then choose your stats. You have a certain amount of points. You can spend these that will make Mike better in the field. For example, if I upgrade my stealth a bit then I can get the silent running ability. There is also stats like Toughness, Sabotage and handliness with certain weapons.

This can make it very flexible on how you complete your mission. You can for example be armed with two big smgs and blast your way through the level. Or you can sneak through the level, dropping guys without a sound. There's many other ways to complete your mission aswell.

That leads to the flexability of the guns and armour aswell. If you want to be stealthy then it might by nice to have some armour that makes less noise, a silenced pistol, then an SMG for backup. However, if you wanted to be a bat in hell then heavy combat armour and massive assault rifles might be you thing.

There are some cases where you have no choice but to be one or the other. It's always nice if you want to be serious, to choose the right gear for the right mission.

Now we get to the bread and butter, the conversation choice system. When a conversation choice appears, you get a certain way to react to what he or she said, like "professional" or "sarcastic". They will respond differntly to the situation and your answer. For example your boss might not like you joking about when aan american airliner has blown up.

This will then get you "repuation" ignore the title, it's the "like" of how much that person likes you. If your handler for the mission dislikes you a lot then he or she may be late for extraction at the end of a mission. But if your handler likes you too much, him or her might start to care a great deal more about you can not focus on the mission.

The shooting.... well... it's not the best in the world. You have a large radicle but then gets smaller as you aim. Though it won't be ideal if you are detected, the one hit killer takes a while, it's good for stealth purposes if you can't cover the distance.

The actual hand to hand combat is pretty simple. Just hit the B button. You don't need to mash or anything; the enemy will be taken down with a few punches and kicks. You can also perform stealth takedowns or even kills if you get up behind him.

While in the game there are certain other features aswell. Picking a lock or hacking a computer for example.

The graphics are okay. They arn't amazing but they arn't as bad as people say they are (a hdmi cable works to get the quality i state in this review).

Though most of the game was a risk. Alpha Protocol is a fun game that will attract bourne and RPG lovers.

PS3

Ghost Busters

Bananaman114s

Game: Ghostbusters
Console: PS3
Difficulty: Easy to Medium (varies)
The bottom line: pretty good
Time spent playing: 40- 70 hours
Rating: 7 / 10

Its 1991,  two years after Ghostbusters 2. You start out as a new recruit, but during your trainig you accidentally release slimer!!! You and the team go to the first place hes sure to go. The Hotel Sedgwick. As you get more and more reports of ghosts, you get deeper into the plot that Dr. Ivo Shandor created. Eventually you get to Shandors island, and then learn the plot. You must stop him!

This game consists of an all star cast, both on and off screen. With the origanal cast doing voices, amd new and old ghosts, like The Stay- Puft Marshmallow man, Gozer, Slimer, and the ever dreaded Librarian ghost, this game is great for people who have never seen the movies or hard-core fans alike. It is packed with extras, including the never-before-seen  Refurbishment of the Ecto 1!
This game is well worth the 20-30$$ it may cost.

PC

Runescape
Cnor's

Game: Runescape
Console: Computer
Difficulty: Easy ~ IMpossible
Time spent playing: Depends, Jagex says to finish everything it's 10,000 hours
The bottom line: Amazing
Rating: 10


Runescape is a game, set in a world called "Gielinior", it is kind of like Lord of the Rings or Final Fantasy, as it is a big world which you can explore and fight monsters such as Goblins, Giants and even Dragons!

There are lots of different skills in Runescape like  Woodcutting, Fishing, Firemaking, Cooking and Crafting (And a lot of others). There is also the combat skills which are Attack, Defense, Strenght, Magic, Archery, Hitpoints and Prayer.

You could be a warrior in the thick of fight with your trusty sword and battle worn amour, or you could use your enchanted staff to cast magic mighty spell, you could use a bow and arrows to strike them down or you could even just summon monsters to do it for you.

However if combat is not for you, you could concentrate on improving your non combat skills by chopping trees, lighting fires, fishing and mining up precious ores and forging them into weapons and armor.

There are lots of quests you can do in Runescape, and they are all very interesting and fun to do and they range from gathering beads for a wizard to slaying a dragon. The quests are very fun and have very good story lines, some put you in lots of action as a fighter but for others you can leave your sword at home for.

There are lots of ways you can play Runescape, you can concentrate on improving on your skills, you can purely kill things or you can do quests to help out the people of Gielinor.

NES

Super Mario RPG

MaxTheWierdos

Game: Super Mario RPG
Console: SNES/ Virtual Console
Difficulty: Easy - Takes you several times to beat a boss.
Bottom Line: Awesome
Rating: 10

The game starts out typical for Mario: princess gets kidinapped, Mario goes to save her. But the thing is, it's not that simple. Just as you defeat Bowser, a giant sword crashes through the roof of Bowser's Keep, sending Mario, Peach, and Bowser flying.

This game has some of the best music I've seen from video games. If you think that all games with sub-standard graphic are terrible, this game isn't for you. It's fro the SNES, so don't expect XBOX or PS3 graphics. The plot is also pretty good, which isn't something you'd expect from most platform characters can't say they have. The characters are also awesome.

The gameplay is standard for an RPG, but the plot and music make up for it. Timing can be very important at times I have yet to beat the game, but it still deserves a playthrough, and a buying.

Other stuff you might want to know:
Virtual console games are Nes,Snes,N 64 etc so they count as for them aswell
The dreamcast was sega's last console
The sky is blue

Other important stuff which has recently happened in this thread
Removed my duplicate of RDR review - Don't need it twice.

Contributers - These people need a really big thanks for contributing to this thread. You people are amazing 

Bannannaman141
Cnor
MaxTheWierdo
Stickman704 Saw that one coming, didn't ya   

Last edited by Stickman704 (2010-06-29 15:23:42)