Street Fighter 4: The Return of Dan! Just great......

Let’s start off by saying “Dan? I mean really?” The game has few characters than the predecessors and they chose to bring back Dan? But that was the least of the games problems. The game has brought back the classic characters from the original series. Ryu, Ken, Guile, Chun Li and more. Plus others like Fei Long, Rose, Cammy and of course Akuma. But there new characters I thought lacked a lot rather than the old characters. I thought Abel was okay but the other three especially Rufus were not needed. I rather they returned older characters like Dee Jay and Charlie. But new characters like Gouken were a good plus and Seth was an okay boss. A pain, but better than M. Bison every single game. But what the game really needed was a sick storyline that which could've made this game very good.

What the game did not feel like was a Street Fighter game. It felt like a new generation. That could probably be the whole point of the game but it wasn’t the same. The fighting had some classic moves like Chun Li’s rapid kick but it didn’t bring the classic fight feeling that I use to remember back playing my Super Nintendo and Playstation where the fights were better and actually more realistic. The whole artistic fighting thing was a whole new idea that I thought was not needed.

So what were the good parts of the game? The old characters and the classic venues that were changed to look newer were a plus. The prologues of each character was good telling somewhat of a story but even that left off information which left you still confused. So really all I could say is that this game had some good fighting in it and was a good try to bring the street fighting back to where it used to be. It did have good graphics and some new features that the old games didn’t have. Plus the online capability to fight people from all over the world was also pretty good. The game wasn't terrible. Also this was the first Street Fighter that was 3D and for the next gen consoles. So there is still a chance that there could be better. So hopefully the next installment there could be a improvement on the next game. So for my final rating Street Fighter 4 is 3.25X points out of 5.

-T

Killzone 2: The best PS3 exclusive this year!

Before I bought this game I was wondering, am I not going to understand the game because I didn't play the first one. Well it really didn't matter because they explain that its a war and you are the hero who takes out all the red eyed helghast. You play as a character named Sev. You are joined with Garza and the others from the other games. This is the first game that you are actually not Templar who was the main character in Killzone and Killzone: Liberation. You start in a fight against the Helghast as soon as you land.

For the first time since PS3 came out, this game has actually perfected the use of the sixaxis. For setting bombs, turning wheels, pumping air and more. I was very happy to use sixaxis that was actually useful and entertaining. It kinda makes you feel like your in the game more. But really your sitting eating pizza rolls turning your controller to set a bomb. But thats what games are made for. This PS3 game so far is the best game for the system this year. Filled with warzone and blood and the enjoying things in life. I also enjoyed that the less movement you did would effect your screen as you set up for a long distance shot with you sniper. Few people didn't enjoy that but I thought it made it feel a little more realistic.

The game brought a really good first person shooter to the table. When I tried to think of anything bad about this game nothing came to mind. Maybe the dark environments or the slow pace sometimes but really this game was solid. I enjoyed it a little bit too much. For my final review I give this game 4X points out of 5X points. Go pick it up it came out this February for the PS3.