Final Evaluations on some games ..001

[martok2112]

FINAL EVALUATIONS:



Splinter Cell: Double Agent in Single Player mode: (XBOX 360) This game was a lot of fun. And the graphics are a helluva lot better than I gave it credit for. During the daytime, when moving about, the game has a stark visual realism to it. At times the gameplay was trying, but the game really does involve a lot of trial and error with your stealthing and hacking techniques. I beat this game several times in one night (after selecting a save point which had three different possibilities.) You can also play the absolute bad guy to a slight degree, as long as you don't entirely lose the NSA's (National Security Agency) trust. Then again, you can't be too goodie goodie either, because it's also game over if you lose John Brown's Army's (JBA) trust. I am playing through the game now, trying to be as bad guy as I can.

Final Fantasy XII: (PS2) This one is going on the shelf for a while. Way too much to manage. I also don't care for turn based combat, no matter how much they try to make it seem active.

Phantasy Star Universe: (PS2) I may trade this in for the Xbox 360 version, since apparently there are subscription code cards you can buy for the 360 version. I've only seen a credit card option for the PS2 version which I own. If they do eventually release subscription cards, then great....but unfortunately, I've seen no protocol on the PS2 version that allows for them...so it might just be Xbox 360 city on this one. Leveling up seems to take a lot longer too. Upgrading weapons also seems to be more of a chore than it was with PSO I and II on the Xbox. I may just shelve this one.....I dunno.

Destroy All Humans 2: (PS2) An excellent, fun game with an irreverence that is hard to beat. I shall have to put this one back in the system in a couple of months.