| The Planned Accident's Last 5 Game Reviews (view last 25) |
Halo: Reach
10-01-12 03:11 PM
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Halo: Reach
Overall: 8.7
This game is a really great game. It offered me over a year of entertainment, and could've offered me much more. Campaign-wise, the game does a very good job of telling the story of what happened on the planet Reach. I warn you, though. It's not a very happy story. I'm not going to spoil anything, but yeah, it's pretty sad. Multiplayer-wise, the game has 4 types of gameplay. Regular multiplayer, where you get to kill all of your friends like you used to in all the Halo games. They added a few new aspects to multiplayer, though. First off, there's a new game-type, Invasion, which puts Spartans against elites in a fast-paced objective game where you have to unlock two doors, and then capture a core. (Whether Spartans or elites do it depends on the map.) Second, they offered us this new feature, armor abilities. These include abilities such as Jet Pack, it's a jet pack, Evade, you quickly roll on the ground; this is good for escaping tight situations, Armor Lock, you quickly punch the ground and become invincible for a short time, and can also kill fast-moving vehicles if they run into you, Invisibility, do I need to explain invisibility? Sprint, you run, shield, you create a bubble shield that not only protects you, it heals you, and also your comrades. And finally, you can create a clone of yourself to confuse your enemy. There [i]was[/i] a name for that, but unfortunately, I can't think of it right now. Another type of multiplayer is Firefight. You and at most 3 more people are put up against constant waves of Covenant forces. The game has many types of set-up. You can control what enemies come out, their transportation, your health, your guns, basically every aspect. You can even become an elite and fight for the Covenant. Third, is custom multiplayer. It's multiplayer that you as the player may set up. You can control what ordinance the players get, basically everything, except the map, which brings me to the final type of multiplayer. Forg... Read the rest of this Review
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Mega Man X4
08-09-12 07:50 AM
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Mega Man X4
Overall: 9.5
This game is epic! Mega Man X4, everyone. This is definitely the most liked game out of Mega Man X4, 5, and 6, and for good reason. This is a great game! It's the only game out of the three to really have anime cutscenes. I am also particularly fond of this game. Other than a few minor things, I have literally no problems with this game. I could play it all day. The reason this game doesn't have a higher rank is because personally, I like Mega Man X5 more. I just think it's just a better game overall. But that's just me. Your opinion may differ. Plus, this game has given me a ton of laughs for a certain reason that I'll explain in the sound section. Haha. But overall, I give Mega Man X4, a great game, a 9.5. I think that's a fair rank.
Graphics: 8
This game's graphics aren't bad. They're not the best out of the four Mega Man games on the Playstation, but they're satisfactory. The animations are smooth, and so far I haven't found any problems with them. The graphics were just as good as the animations. They were smooth, they didn't have many problems, it was just a nice change. It was a major improvement from Mega Man X3. I don't think they could've done a better job moving the much-loved X series from the Super Nintendo to the Playstation. Personally, I do think its graphics are just slightly inferior to Mega Man X5's. But they're also better, because this game, like I said earlier, has anime cutscenes. Mega Man X5 doesn't. So for having superb animations, good graphics, and anime cutscenes, I give this game's overall graphics an 8.
Sound: 10
As I've said in my other reviews on Mega Man games... This game's sound is excellent. The sound in this game has made me laugh many times, too. Sadly, there's just one sound that I can't stand. In this game, my only complaint is the sound X makes when he dashes and jumps at the same time. It gets annoying when you play like me, because I use the dash button j... Read the rest of this Review
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Mega Man X6
08-08-12 07:38 PM
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Mega Man X6
Overall: 8
This game is highly unliked by most people, and I can understand why. Some of the stages are frustratingly difficult. Some levels you can't just do extremely easily without a certain character or armor. But... I'll get to the difficulty later. Overall, unlike most, I actually kinda like this game. It really isn't too bad once you get down to it. I admit it has its share of frustrating parts, but it isn't really too bad. For being an alright overall game, I give this game an 8. It's really not that bad, guys.
Graphics: 8
In all honesty, I believe that this is the game's second best characteristic. It's slightly better than Mega Man X5's graphics. They were pretty awesome. Haha. I have never had a problem with a game because of its graphics, so in all honesty, I can't really complain. The graphics are much better than the 16-bit Super Nintendo graphics, but worse than the graphics of Mega Man X7 and Mega Man X8. So the graphics are in the middle, I'd say. They're really, again, like in my previous Mega Man X5 review, not the best graphics you'll ever see on the Playstation. So.. For being at a satisfying level of graphics for its time, I give Mega Man X6 an 8 for some pretty good graphics.
Sound: 9
I kinda regret saying that this is the game's best aspect, and yet I don't at the same time. This is the one feature that hasn't disappointed me once yet. Mega Man, overall has superb music. Each soundtrack the game had was either good or great. Personally, that's one thing about this game that I would never change. It's perfect the way it is. The reason the sound in this game is not a perfect 10 is because of this... Japanese voice actors. I don't know what they were thinking when releasing this game in the U.S.A and Europe with Japanese voice actors. None of us can understand what they were saying. I say that's just lazy developing techniques. First of all, it probably isn't too hard to just replace the p... Read the rest of this Review
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Mega Man X5
05-04-12 08:39 PM
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Mega Man X5
Overall: 9.4
Let's be realistic. The Mega Man X series, not counting the first one, is the scapegoat of the Mega Man franchise. The classic series made up for its repetitiveness for being so classic, and so casual, and just a fun series. Mega Man X, on the other hand, had little effort towards the story. And because of the game being newer, and the fact that better stories were starting to develope, this series has no excuses for its repetitive story. As for Mega Man X5, it's my favorite game in the series. Despite its obvious storyline in some instances, the gameplay and most definitely the music made up for it. It added some new features from Mega Man X4 that I'll get to later. For being a good game, despite its story, Mega Man X5 gets a 9.4.
Graphics: 8
The graphics of this game aren't the best for the playstation, but they are good nonetheless. The colorful, unique environments are fun, plus, they added a new feature to each level, the Sigma Virus, it's a small purple ghost-like enemy that will chase you. You cannot kill it without a special type of weapon. Some of the graphics are so complicated that they might make you sick, just a warning. But it's not something to get worked up about. The graphics of this game were pretty good for its time, and I wouldn't change them. They're slightly better than Mega Man X4's. The animation is as smooth as any Mega Man or Mega Man X game. Just right. Why fix what isn't broken, am I right? For having smooth animations and satisfactory graphics, this game gets an 8.
Sound: 10
Let me start with the sound effects of this game. They're excellent. The sounds you make when you shoot, then sounds when you jump, when you die, all of it, are just perfect. If I were making this series, I'd put those sounds in Mega Man X4, 5, and 6. They fit perfectly. I like them tons more than Mega Man X4's. Mega Man X4's got extremely annoying at times. Let me give you a perfect example. Everyo... Read the rest of this Review
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Mega Man 4
04-26-12 06:41 PM
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Mega Man 4
Overall: 9.9
Mega Man 4. The name echoes in my brain when I say it. I'll be honest with you guys. I could not beat this game to save my life as a kid, and I still couldn't beat it until after 12 years. Mega Man 4. In my opinion, even above Mega Man 1,2, and 3, I still find Mega Man 4 to be the hardest game of the series. Well- The robot masters, I mean. But this is the game that got me hooked on the Mega Man series. It's a really fun game, and despite its grueling difficulty, it is pretty addicting. And the levels have extremely clever designs. Capcom brings Mega Man back a fourth time, and the game is just as impressing as the first three. They added even more cool tricks that Mega Man can perform than the first three. I'll explain some of those later. Overall, and due to the awesome gameplay, the unique bosses, and the good graphics of the time, but sadly, the gameplay, being so hard only deteriorates the game's addictiveness by a little. So this game gets a 9.9.
Graphics: 8
What can I say? It's Mega Man. The graphics from the first 3 games really haven't changed much. But then again, why fix what isn't broken? Right? Like I said, the game's graphics are just as good as the others, slightly better. The enemies have more patterns that the first game, and the game has a bit more smooth animations, in my opinion. A new ability added to the game, the charge beam, is a great new addition, it makes your original Mega buster just a bit more powerful, making the infamous bosses just that much easier. But it seems the bosses also got upgrades. They seem just as hard or even harder than the previous installments. But anyways, due to it being literally almost identical to the other Mega Man games, and also due to the smooth animations and good graphics, Mega Man 4's graphics get an 8.
Sound: 10
Capcom has always been great with music. Especially in any Mega Man game. This game doesn't change my opinion of their great tal... Read the rest of this Review
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