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Archive for 2009

Classics: Star Wars Battlefront II (PC, Xbox, PS2, PSP)

Monday, March 9th, 2009

Developer: Pandemic Studios
Publisher: LucasArts
Players: 1-4 (Xbox, PS2) (32 online)
1 (PC) (64 online)
1 (PSP)
Genre: Third-person shooter
ESRB Rating: T (Teen)
Hours Played: over 30
Progress: Beat main campaign mode

Most sequels to games are inferior to the originals. They don’t add enough to the series to be considered as good as the one that started it all. Battlefront II is not one of these games. Star Wars Battlefront brought something entirely new to the gaming world (and the Star Wars world for that matter). Through Battlefront II, you are able to play as a regular infantryman through famous Star Wars battles like the Battle of Geonosis, and even change their outcome. For example, you can have the Empire win the Battle of Endor, even though in the movies they lost it. Battlefront was a great game, but the sequel was even better.

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Tags: Classics, PC, PS2, PSP
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New Usagi Features!

Thursday, March 5th, 2009

Just a heads-up on a few new features around the site. In our sidebar, you may notice two lovely new buttons for a couple of our supplementary website sections, Usagi Comix and Usagicast. These buttons are enlarged above for your admiration, etc.

The second part of the news is that both of these sites/sections now have their very own URLs! Some of you may already have noticed, but now usagicast.com and usagicomix.com will lead you to their respective sources. usagigames.com will also just bounce you back to our homepage. Nothing like keeping a hold on your intellectual property. 😀

I also promise that properly drawn and even funnier Usagi Comix are on their way. It’s just taking some time to get the new style and new… everything in order. If you check out the website, all of the old comics and fan comics are there, it’s just a nice new layout with sweet archival features now!

-Miyamoto

Tags: Posted by Miyamoto, usagi comix, Usagicast
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Opinion: COD4 Vs. CODWAW It’s In The Numbers

Wednesday, March 4th, 2009

RESPONSE: COD4 Vs. CODWAW Vulnerable Humility

The main difference between these two games is apparent without even discussing their content. The simple fact that not everyone knows is that these two games are made by entirely separate companies. COD4 was made by Infinity Ward, the makers of the most award-winning entries in the series. Call of Duty, Call of Duty 2, and Call of Duty 4 are the sole productions of Infinity Ward. That is seriously all they make — great COD games. The first COD (Metacritic score: 91) won over 500 Game of the Year awards when it was released in 2003. Call of Duty 4 (Metacritic score: 94) holds such titles as “#1 FPS of All Time” and “#1 Best-Selling FPS Ever” with over 11 million copies sold (compared to, say, 8.1 million for Halo 3). Treyarch, overall, generally makes B-List games. Recently, in addition to CODWAW (Metacritic score: 84), they’ve made the licensed Quantum of Solace (Metacritic score: 65), Spider-Man Web of Shadows (Metacritic score: 68), Spider-Man 3 (Metacritic score: 62), and Ultimate Spider-Man (Metacritic score: 75). Treyarch has essentially never made a game on their own with a Metacritic score over 90. That is all that Infinity Ward makes. With that said, I’ll touch on the true differences between the games as well.

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Top 5 PS2 RPGs For PS3 Owners

Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009

When the PS3 was first launched, I got it hoping the excellent offering of RPGs (Role Playing Games) on its predecessor would be continued in this generation of gaming. By now we know that the PS3 has been worryingly short of high quality RPGs, especially ones exclusive to the console.

So in order to keep your RPG-starved PS3 gamers at least somewhat appeased, I?ve assembled a short list of relatively recent PS2 RPGs that would be a worthy edition to PS3 owner?s game collection. Assuming, of course, you are a true fanboy and got one of the backwards compatible PS3s available closer to launch (20GB, 60GB, and 80GB). If not, we?re sure you still have a PS2 kicking around? and if all else fails, pick one up for less than $100, you can?t go wrong purchasing a PS2, even amidst all of this next gen hoopla.

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Tags: PS2, PS3
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Classic Review: Final Fantasy Tactics (PS)

Monday, March 2nd, 2009

Developer: SquareSoft
Publisher: SCEA
Genre: Tactics RPG
Rating: T (Teen)
Players: 1
Console: PlayStation
Progress: Completed main story in game numerous times

This is Game Usagi’s first Guest Review. It was done by Joey G. especially for Game Usagi. Enjoy!
-Miyamoto

Final Fantasy Tactics is possibly the best Final Fantasy to ever be released. There are flaws, but they take NOTHING away from the game’s enjoyability. A wonderful story, amazing gameplay, and tons of jobs and skills to work with. So you don’t have to sit and read 3 pages of a single review, I’ll tell you in a moderately short amount of reading why this classic game is a must own for Final Fantasy fans and casual gamers alike.

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Game Usagi Meta News: March 2

Monday, March 2nd, 2009

Lots of Nintendo news this time around, the “i” in DSi is finally explained, yay! The Commodore 64 is being released for the Wii Virtual Console, and word has it Nintendo is releasing a new Wii controller. Bioware recommends you hold on to your old Mass Effect save files. Valve releases the price for the upcoming DLC for Left 4 Dead. And some good old Quake 3 Arena on your web browser.

According to an article on 1UP Nintendo has officially explained what the “i” in DSi means. The “I” adds a personal aspect to the handheld system. The DSi has two cameras on it which gives the system its own ‘eye’ on things. So there you have it, take it or leave it. The DSi sure likes having double of everything, two card slots, two screens and now two cameras, what’s next?

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Tags: 360, dsi, PC, Wii, xbox 360
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