Assassin's Creed

Let me paint paint a picture for you. You leap from the shadows and assassinate your target. In a flash you climb up a latter and make off across the rooftops followed closely by guards and soldiers. You take down a rooftop soldier who is guarding your escape route with a throwing knife and in one swift movement throw his partner to his death and then leap off the roof disappearing into a bail of hay one hundred feet below. This is Assassin's Creed.

To start this game has an intriguing story and some great game play. The stealth kills and battle game play is awesome. After some practice it makes you feel like you are the greatest warrior of all time and the stealth kills whether by the secret blade, throwing knife or tossing an opponent off a roof can't be beat.

Some people said that the game play was repetitive but I felt there was a lot of variety in how you took down each hit. You usually have four options between fighting your way in, hiding in a group of scholars, climbing to the roofs and dropping in from above or strolling in the front gate.

Each mission before your hit you have to gather information on your target by finding vantage points, interrogating informants, pickpocketing minions and saving citizens to gain their aid. I could agree that this got a little repetitive but it also made sense to me.

Overall the great story line, action and the amazing and addictive feats that you can perform as an Assassin make this game worth while. The ending might annoy you but it sets the series up for a sequel.

Okami

So Okami is an extremely interesting game.

In Okami you are playing through a Japanese myth as the god Okami, a warrior wolf that has the powers of creation. You are trying to free Japan from the grasp on an evil Dragon who has been released form its tomb and has spread its demonic pollution throughout the land enslaving the people and filling it with monsters.

As Okami you are the only one who can free Japan and its people and to do that you have to learn painting techniques that unleash your powers. Some of these include creating grenades, restoring bridges, summoning sunlight, bringing trees to life and slashing at enemies with a sword.

This game is awesome. The story is fantastic and the game play is very story driven. The game focuses on saving the people and the environments they live in. As you help characters complete certain tasks, they will help you grow closer to your goals by helping you to equip items and techniques to unlock future areas in the game and increase your prowess in battle.

The battle system is one of the most original that I have ever played. It requires you to paint symbols on a parchment to unleash certain spells and attacks. For regular attacks you can equip complex combinations of weapons and armor that will give you different abilities in these attacks.

The graphics at first glance may not look like some other games on newer systems but the art is beautiful and all of the imagery in the game follows a specific purpose and style. It makes you feel like you are playing in an ancient Japanese scroll.

Okami is an excellent choice if you are looking for an action adventure with an awesome story and innovative game play.

Resident Evil 4

This was the first Resident Evil game that I have played more than five minutes of. It took a little bit for me to get used to the controls and the new view but once I got the hang of it I loved it.

This game is action packed! You rarely ever get a moments rest and even when you do it is very short lived. It does a great job of supplying action and the survival horror feel by never giving you enough ammo or recovery items to feel safe. And did I mention the hordes of zombies screaming and mumbling creepy phrases before they charge at you and try to kill you(before you correct me there are lots of stories about zombies where the zombie in question is not the undead but something controlled by parasites or leeches or even pagan idols)?

The story is great, the plot is pretty interesting and the game play is solid.

Once you finish the game you unlock a bunch of extra features: Separate Ways (tells the story of Ada and what she is doing while the main character Leon is going through the game), a mini game with Ada, the Mercenaries mini game where you can unlock even more characters including Krouser and Albert Wesker and a 2nd round version of the original game with new costumes and all your weapons, items and upgrades from your previous game. It also unlocks the professional game play mode, if you're in for a challenge.

If you are looking for an action packed roller coaster filled with suspense, puzzles and hordes of zombies, Resident Evil 4 will not be a disappointment.

Love thy Neighbor

So. . . . I am not a Halo junkie but I do enjoy me some Halo 3. I played over six hours online last week during my fall break from school. It was awesome.

I have not played through the campaign yet.

No I don't know what happens but I can't wait to find out. (how was that?)

So this scratched disc thing that is going on. . . . .

FYI: Most of the games are working. We have only had four returned that won't play. Most of the scratches aren't affecting the game play at all.