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Evidence The Last Ritual
ArchLord gets crucified by Gamespot Sadly most of the review for ArchLord at Gamespot could equally apply to any number of MMO's out right now. So, to justify the awesome score of 2.7 out of 10, I'll focus on the part that is specific to this game: The bad news is that it's boring to repeatedly kill or be killed by monsters, especially since the monsters, your character, and your weapons tend to make only one sound sample apiece--and they all sound like cheap, public-domain audio files you'd hear on a bad TV cartoon. Considering that your character and the monsters also repeat the same animation over and over again in battle, this might be the best way to describe what a battle in ArchLord looks like--not an epic struggle with a human warrior fighting for his life against a vicious monster, but two cartoon characters repeatedly whacking each other on the head for hours on end. Evidence: The Last Ritual Review November 12, 2006 - When you first glance at Evidence, the game comes encased in a plastic bag marked EVIDENCE, just like those youd find on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, or any of other mainstream crime show. The packaging itself is intriguing and makes you want to play. After installing the first three discs and inserting the play disc, your monitor screen goes black and the logo for the group trying to capture the Phoenix, a serial killer that has been around for years, appears on your screen. The discs in the evidence bag were left behind by the Phoenix, with clues as to his whereabouts and his next victims. Published by The Adventure Company, Evidence: The Last Ritual is the follow up to the 2004 release Missing: Since January. Building upon the story of the first, this time around you'll track down The Phoenix once and for all, and be thoroughly creeped out along the way. PC Review: Evidence - The Last Ritual The sequel to the 2003's unique alternate reality title Missing: Since January, Evidence: The Last Ritual is a wholly remarkable mystery that's guaranteed to bewilder, thrill and horrify any serious puzzle fan. The premise is simple, a serial killer named The Phoenix has sent a CD to police investigators and they've been unable to decode it. Using the principal of "two heads are better then one", the police have distributed the disc to the general public hoping that someone will be smart enough to figure out the mystery. The first time you start Evidence the game will ask you for some basic personal information such as name and e-mail address. Don't worry about spam, there's a legitimate reason why they need this information and it makes the game seem all the more realistic.
When GTR came out for the PC last year, I had no idea of how good a racing sim it could be. After being bored to death with the simplistic GT style racing of Sonys Gran Turismo series, it felt good to actually play a GT racing sim that not only looks amazing, but plays well, has a large car grid (six cars is so 90s,) and features challenging AI. Needless to say, 10Tacle Studios had a hit on their hands. Since then they have also released a classic version called GT Legends that featured GT racers from the 60s and 70s.
With two excellent racing titles on their resume, 10tacle and Viva Media continue the great tradition of racing titles with GTR 2. And for those who enjoyed their past works, strap on a seat belt because while you will feel right at home dropped into this realistic racing world, you are going to want protection so you dont get whiplash.
Last month, Steven Spielberg complained to the board of the International Emmys about blood and guts. The networks need to be more cautious about what airs in those hours when kids might be watching TV, he said: "I'm a parent who is very concerned." But a few years back, Spielberg did not put the kibosh on the pre-10 p.m. network airings of two of his most brutal movies, "Schindler's List" and "Saving Private Ryan." In fact, when "Schindler's List" first ran on NBC in 1997, Spielberg insisted it not be edited. And blood and guts aren't even that movie's most violent material. The debate over what should be considered "family TV" is never-ending. We talk ourselves into spirals of contradiction, illogic, and subjectivity when we make big pronouncements about how to control a child's imagination. Guild Wars PvP tips at official site Our weekly series on competitive play takes a detailed look at how a combatant should be decked out for combat, from armor, insignias, and runes through weapons and unlocks. Get to know more about your options, and how to select the ones that are right for your characters, in the newest addition to the PvP Primer. I'm almost ready to trade in my Assassin build for a Dervish for PvP. Almost. Nvidia introduces GeForce 8800 and nForce 680i SANTA CLARA, Calif - Nvidia has announced the release of two new products for PCs that have the potential to convert the average PC into a top gaming platform. The GeForce 8800 graphics-processing unit (GPU), and the nForce 680i SLI media and communications processor (MCP) are designed to run exclusively on Intel Core 2 Quad and Core 2 Duo processors. The GeForce 8800 GPU is the world's first unit to complement Microsoft's Direct X 10, which is slated to be available with the new operating system Windows Vista. The GeForce 8800 GPUs boast of a number of unique features like 128-parallel, 1.35GHz stream processors and Nvidia's Quantum Effects physics processing technology. News Roundup: Knights of the Nine to Five Elements Strategy board gamers will want to check out every component of Wu Hing: The Five Elements, which is based on the five Chinese elements of wood, fire, earth, metal, and water. Put down the Madden and demo the stripped-down Bowl Bound College Football v1.51 (or grab the v1.51 patch if you're already in the game). Reviews, Interviews Not to be confused with Ninety-Nine Nights, Knights of the Nine falls in line for review over at Killer Betties. And they also forked over the money to review Pocketbike Racer -- getting a Burger King value meal somewhere in the transaction, too. Oleg Yavorsky of CSC Gamerworld speaks on Heroes of Annihilated Empires. Atomic Gamer monkeys around and gets their first Wii review out the door: Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz. And they also post their overall views of the Wii. Some good. Some bad.
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