Street Fighter X Tekken Review

Box art looks Badass

Street Fighter series. The good old days. Learning the combat move for each and everyone one of the character. Perfecting every combo moves. In the end of the day, getting a blister was worth it. Capcom had finally release Street Fighter x Tekken on the March 9th,2012. This game is available for the PS3,Xbox 360 and the PC. This game also feature characters from both the Street Fighter franchise and Namco's Tekken series ( kinda obvious judging by the title ). For those who don't know about this game, it has the same 2D fighting gameplay of Street Fighter except 3D graphics. Of course there are changes here and there and that is why we are here to talk about. Of course they are similarities for those who play their previous title which is Street Fighter IV and also Super Street Fighter IV. Let's get on to it!

Poison is...Woah

They are not much story to talk about over here. But I will talk about it anyway. Basically, a news reported that something crash landed to earth and well it has some mystical powers. Everyone wants it and each character you play will tell you the story in a different manner. Although the story might not interest some of the players, Street Fighter fans will still have many hours and hours of gameplay despite its story. As usual they have the same interface, as previous title. But we will come to that later. The fighting style has changed in Street Fighter x Tekken. Now instead of 1 VS 1 in battle, now players have to choose 2 character in order to play. Yes, they have changed into a tag team battle. Each player can switch whenever they want to. But this isn't the best part, players are now able to "juggle" enemies in the air like in Tekken or Mortal Kombat to perform even better combo. This is also the bad part of the game though. In my opinion its kinda imbalance such that if a person can juggle the other party endlessly performing a combo. The other party doesn't stand a chance to fight. It is not really a big issue, its fun to combo and the fighting feels even more satisfying than usual. There is also a new system call the "Gem System" some of you might heard. It allows you to boost certain attributes if one achieves certain goal. There is also a "last resort" call "Pandora". It is sorta like, when you are near death and you know that you're losing you will become super strong and you have to beat up your opponent within the time limit. Once the time limit stops, you die. This last resort thing doesn't really help much. Unless, one really timed it right. In terms of graphics, the graphic has a slight improvement and the game doesn't lag when I'm playing in the PS3. It does have many similar graphic as previous Street Fighter but its different. Unless there is something wrong with my eyes.

I have not go deep into the Multiplayer but I can tell you that. It's really hard to find a game especially in Asia ( I'm Asian ). I waited forever for a game and nothing. Even if I switch to any region. I have to wait more than 30 minutes probably an hour to finally to fight with an opponent. This is the saddest part, when fighting the opponent the game really lags due to internet connection. It's really hard to cope to fighting games especially online. I had to surrender because the lag was terrible. I also found a bug that sometime the sound were silenced. You can't hear the hit sounds only music. Hopefully Capcom fix that. Other than that, the Multiplayer has the same features as the previous Street Fighter titles such as watching replays. I love the new gameplay though. Where both of you and your friend against the world. Especially four of the player face off together. It is one hectic, fun and amazing fight.

Oh shii...

Overall, Capcom delivers the game tremendously. The new fighting system gives player more range and skill needed to perform better combo. Furthermore, the tag system is fun especially switching one another to perform crazy mega combo. To all fighting fans out there, get this game cause its one of the game that you must not miss.

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Beth Announce New MMO

Bethesda Game Studio, the company that created the Elder Scroll series and Fallout. Both are their best game titles and won many awards. Correct that. Hundred of awards. Last year, The Elder Scrolls V, Skyrim has won many awards including 'Game Of The Year" Award. Truly amazing. But now, A new Elder Scroll MMO to be unveiled in May. For now, we have little information about this.

From the story:

An industry source that wishes to remain anonymous revealed the name of the new MMO to us, and confirmed that the game would take place a full millennium before The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. Using the Elder Scrolls Wiki timeline as a guide, Elder Scrolls Online will likely take place during the “Second Era,” or several hundred years before any of the other Elder Scrolls games.

Link - http://www.gametrailers.com/side-mission/2012/03/16/report-elder-scrolls-mmo-to-be-unveiled-in-may/

Blizzard Finally Announced!

Well the news is everywhere! And it's true! Blizzard has finally announced the release date for Diablo 3. We all fans of Diablo 3 been waiting for a really long time. Let's hope the game is the best there is. Although they remove PvP to avoid more delays. The release date for Diablo 3 is on the May 15 2012. That's it everyone! Hang on! You can even buy it digitally now at the website link below. The game will be ready as soon as the servers gone live!

Link - http://sea.battle.net/en/int?r=blizzard

The Dead Finally Rise to PC

Before I begin with the good stuffs, Resident Evil 6 is set in 2013, the game picks up Leon Kennedy's story from the end of Resident Evil 4. In addition, Chris Redfield also returns, although this time he's fighting through the action-oriented fictional Chinese town of Lanshiang. Capcom promise us that zombie are faster and stronger. Plus, more action! Many people complain about Resident Evil 5 that it isn't as scary like it used to be. Many old time gamers will be ranting about it. I agree. Resident Evil suppose to be all horror and sending chills down your spine every step you take. Let's hope they made it better this time. But guess what? The game is officially announced that it is going to release on PC. Sadly, console gamers will be getting their hands on the game on the November 2012. While we, PC gamer will have to wait until "later". Should be around.. 2013? That's not too long.. hopefully?


Link - http://www.pcgamer.com/2012/01/20/resident-evil-6-announced-coming-to-pc-after-console-release/

Mass Effect 3 Review: Take Earth Back!

Finally it's here!

We all know how it feels when a trilogy ends, whether it is a movie or a game. Such stories could make us express countless emotions. Finally, the long awaited Mass Effect 3 arrives in stores and it marks the final chapter in the legendary Commander Shepard's tale. For those who don't know (and shame on you) Mass Effect 3 is the sequel to Mass Effect and Mass Effect 2 which were released in 2007 and 2010 respectively. The Mass Effect series is an action role-playing game developed by Canadian developers BioWare and published by Electronic Arts for the PC, PS3 and Xbox 360. This latest continuation of the saga was released on the 6th of March 2012.

Melee feels so satisfying

Once again, you are Commander Shepard, the star of the story and everyone is counting on you to fend offthe Reapers from Earth. You will have to raise an army and make your last stand against the Reapers. This game is not all about running cover to cover and shooting the enemy's head off. The choices you made in the game will affect whatever coming events and also the ending. You will have to think this through because sometime the choices you made will cause many sacrifices.


Mass Effect 3 offers you around 20+ hours of Single Player campaign. The story is just fabulously told. The player has the flexibility to change the story but in the end it leads up to one thing, Fighting off the Reapers. There is a little disappointment in me because there is less to do in the game because previously in Mass Effect 2, the side mission feels more interesting and compelling such as the "companion" mission. But that doesn't stop you from playing the game because the main story is compelling enough. The voice of each characters are splendid and perfect. Each character has its own personality. Every time when the game initiates a cutscenes or a conversation, you don't even feel like skipping it instead listening to what they say even if you don't understand what are they saying. The AI in this game is not for the faint of heart. The AI has been massively improved comparing to Mass Effect 2. You will have to think wisely before running from one spot to another. But luckily, players who are not experienced can always change difficulty. I highly recommend to play it in normal(default difficulty) or higher because it's really challenging. Besides that, the graphic has been slightly improved though maybe some of you won't be able to notice it. But nonetheless, it looks great. Sure many expect more due to high end game like Crysis 2, Battlefield 3 and so on. But a graphic like Mass Effect 3 is never late. Furthermore, Mass Effect series has always been high replayability because there are tons of decision and consequences that the players can find. However, at the end of the game, many fans will be disappointed about the ending of the game. Fans will be saying " after all that, it's just LIKE this?! ". But different people has their own opinion. Some say it is the best ending because its the last game of the series.

Fight against horde of enemy with your comrade

After completing Mass Effect 3, Bioware has add in multiplayer. It is something new because Mass Effect series has always been famous for their epic single player campaign. The multiplayer is co-op survival where you and your friend have to work together to survive waves of enemy and complete specific objectives. It is sort of like Gears Of War. It is however important to your single player campaign. It plays an important role of the game. Players can spend time playing it and of course progress their single player campaign at the same time. There is a part in Multiplayer where it frustrates me is that I am unable to connect to EA server. It takes forever to connect. When it doesn't, a notification pops out and says " DLC not authorize". Not only that, I can't make progress as I am unable to play Multiplayer. EA/Bioware has to fix this.


In a nutshell, there is absolutely no " bad parts " about Mass Effect 3. Even if you encounter some slight bugs and glitches that doesn't stop you from playing it because its that great. From gameplay to graphics, everything is just wonderful. I highly recommend every gamer out there to play Mass Effect 1 and 2 before saving the Earth in Mass Effect 3. Save file from Mass Effect 1 and 2 will be able to continue meaning whatever you did in Mass Effect 1 will affect Mass Effect 2. This is one epic trilogy that you will not want to miss.