Home away from home…

As a big Forza aficionado, I couldn’t help but leave this here for all of you out there.

Well, it’s not very often that I talk about games, but this had to be an exception.

Got the game today, although the official release date is tomorrow, and after playing just a bit I can tell the game is amazing.

Where do I start? The sound has improved a lot, graphics are nicer and crisp, with more detail than last year’s game.

The handling has definitely improved as well. It’s now much easier to handle the car, and took me just a couple of laps to be able to use my wheel properly.

The KERS and DRS are nice additions, but it gets a bit of getting used to. Definitely do not use DRS on high speed corners or you’ll be looking at the amazing detail of the grass.

Of course adding to the official 2011 teams we also have all the tracks, 16 players online and my favourite, co-op career mode.

This last one is one of the features I was looking forward and can’t wait to start a co-op career with my friends

And now is time to head back to the racing seat!

Hello all. It’s been a while since I’ve posted something here.

Lately I’ve been trying this tweet plugin to push my tweets to my blog, but it was time I wrote something bigger for a change.

So, I’ve been developing for the iPad for a week now. It’s been a good experience so far, and although I’m doing a simple app, I definitely enjoy more building for the iPad then for the smaller devices. Its so much easier to work with a larger screen.

This also made me come back to an old project I had for a web game. I finished part of the game engine today, and hopefully a couple more week(ends) and it will have the engine finished. Since the web is by now full of web based games, so I want to make something different with this one: you’ll still be able to play on a browser (and even for testing and balancing is probably easier), but afterwards the plan is to build an richer interface for the iPad reusing all the backend already developed and tested by the community.

It’s definitely a large endeavour just for one, but is about time I start finishing the projects that have been left under the desk for a long time now.

Well, now is bed time, because this will be a very very veeeery busy week :p. Cheers.

Buzz for the PSP may be highly addictive.

Yesterday I got my hands on the game and myself and my girlfriend keep playing for hours.

Is basically a game where several questions, regarding a category, are made to the player. Is really fun to battle trough the different categories to get the gold medal on all of them.

You may have to answer a maximum number of questions under a time limit, or answer fast so we do not loose our points, or even guess what a part of a picture represents.

The game can be played alone or with friends. Although you can use one PSP to play with up to 5 friends, the best way is trough game sharing, were each player has is own console.

The remarks made by Buzz are also very entertaining, usually making us laugh.

A great and funny game, highly recommended.

Rating: 9/10

Electronic Arts has released a new game on the Need for Speed series. The game is available for several platforms, although I had only access to the PC and PSP versions.

Starting with the PC version…

The game formula is the same as the last couple of Need for Speed games: buy a car, upgrade, race.

The graphics are bad for a 2008 game. Even most wanted, which was available a couple of years ago as better graphics. The gameplay also sucks. On this game, you can make corners at 200km/h without any problem, but, once you reach the top speed, it seems like you are going at 50km/h.

The car list is impressive, with a huge selection of cars from exotics, tuners and muscle cars.

By the way, the game has a story: you are a undercover agent racing around. You would thing that because you are a undercover agent, the police would go easier on you, but no: they came in heavy force (which is actually a good thing). However, I would prefer a game with a similar handling as the pre Underground games.

Lately Electronic Arts seems like a cash cow, where the games released could be much better. Surely they have the resources to do it.

On the PSP, however, the game is more challenging. There are fewer cars, but the ones available are more than enough. The opponents are harder than on the PC, but the handling remains the same, feels like the car is glued to the track.

Overall, the PC version is not worth it’s money. In a couple of months, when it costs £15, then it will be worth the value. The PSP versions is worth the money, as it is a good companion on the long train / buses trips.

Rating: 7/10