warhammer gold blog http://o-blog.info warhammer gold blog! Mon, 27 Oct 2008 08:28:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Game news: ‘Warhammer Online’ takes on ‘World of Warcraft’ Real news from the virtual world: -HAMMER TIME: Four years after its launch, Blizzard Entertainment's "World of Warcraft" continues to dominate the field of massively multiplayer online role-playing games (known by the acronym MMORPG). It's not for lack of competition; dozens of companies have tried to peel ... http://o-blog.info/archives/87 The Xbox 360 version of a lack- luster strategy game from a few years ago, “Warhammer: Battle March” doesn’t improve on the original. Actually, it’s a bit worse, as the precision of mouse and keyboard controls has been lost in the game’s transfer to the console. A serviceable but finger-twisting control scheme has been shoehorned in to work with the Xbox 360 controller, but it doesn’t feel responsive – a common complaint in this genre. At least the “Warhammer” world is interesting, and players can spend hours tweaking and painting their perfect army for online matches. Players choose from three campaigns – one each for the Empire, the Orcs or the forces of Chaos – and take their prearranged armies into battle, mission by mission. Units that survive a fight can be replenished and strengthened with new items and such, and new squads can be hired, but what players take with them onto the battlefield is generally all they have in a fight. Microsoft Xbox 360; $59.99 Age rating: Mature Wipeout HD 3 stars “Wipeout HD” takes several tracks from the two PlayStation Portable “Wipeout” games, tweaks them and shines them up for the big screen. As such, the game plays very much like it does on the PSP – but everything’s bigger and prettier. The racing is lightning-fast and flashy; players pilot zippy anti-gravity vehicles through futuristic tracks. Going fast is easy, but turning is tougher. These racers don’t grip the road, so players have to pair their turns with air brakes to make those tight corners. There are races against other vehicles, solo time trials and speed laps, and some other modes. In multi-vehicle races, players can pick up items while going through the tracks; some are weapons, others are speed boosts or defensive shields. Sony PlayStation 3 (PlayStation Network download); $19.99 Age rating: 10-plus World of Goo 3 1/2 stars In “World of Goo,” players use googly-eyed balls of goo to create semirigid structures leading to an exit pipe – to finish a stage, a certain number of globs must make it into the pipe. It’s a captivating, physics-based puzzle game. The simple graphics adhere to a charming style, and the music ranges from moody to madcap. The trick is to not run short of goo. The globs themselves form the structure they travel along, and whether they’re permanently stuck that way depends on the level and what kinds of goo are available. There are obstacles such as water and spikes that can take goo globs away, too. PC (2boy.com download), also for Nintendo Wii (WiiWare download); $20; 1,500 Wii points ($15) Age rating: Everyone – Justin Hoeger No man is perfect. You cannot be a Mac daddy, liked by people all over the world. So it is with war power leveling. Although it can provide express fun experience of high level, not all the MMORPG players use Warhammer power leveling. Since warhammer online gongce, more and ... http://o-blog.info/archives/86 Picks and Pans: Warhammer: Battle March, Wipeout HD, more The Xbox 360 version of a lack- luster strategy game from a few years ago, "Warhammer: Battle March" doesn't improve on the original. Actually, it's a bit worse, as the precision of mouse and keyboard controls has been lost in the game's transfer to the console. A serviceable but finger-twisting ... http://o-blog.info/archives/85 Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Soulstorm v1.1.0 French Patch Description: - Fixed Sisters of Battle Holy Icon resource bug. - Fixed Dark Eldar Observer Soul Powers bug. - Fixed Eldar Harlequin's Dance of Death ability that reset the player's resources. - The Illusory Monolith will no longer become real if there are Flayed Ones inside. ... http://o-blog.info/archives/84 Star Wars, Warhammer MMOs May Come to Consoles If you, like many console owners, were wondering where the heck a PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360 version of Star Wars: The Old Republic MMO were hiding, you're not alone. The good news is LucasArts and BioWare are "considering" bringing the MMO experience to consoles, which indirectly ... http://o-blog.info/archives/83 Why WoW players should switch to WAR It's time to leave the sunny plains of Azeroth for the bloody fields in Warhammer Online Playing an MMO isn't a hobby. It isn't a pastime. It's an obsession that grabs you by the nuts and doesn't let go until you become a sleep-deprived zombie with an insatiable lust ... http://o-blog.info/archives/82 Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning I had a bit of a rough and tumble start with Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning. That doesn't mean you need someone to pass the salt so you can shake it all over this review, it just means that the game has things like typical launch-type obstacles, such as crash ... http://o-blog.info/archives/81 Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning (PC) Some time ago, the developers at Mythic Entertainment began working on a crazy dream. They would take the best portion of Dark Age of Camelot -- the realm vs. realm combat -- and marry it to the fantasy setting of a beloved tabletop game, Warhammer. They were gambling that a ... http://o-blog.info/archives/80 Warhammer Online : Age Of Reckoning Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning has finally been released and at a great time for many MMORPG players. If they finally tired of the fast click action of Age of Conan or their hundredth raid in World of Warcraft they now have a new rich and exciting game to play, ... http://o-blog.info/archives/79 Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning Review Contribution to the public quest isn't just calculated by damage done either, but by healing and group support through spells and abilities. All these elements make public quests both fun and easy to take part in. However, the term public quest does tend to infer that players will need each ... http://o-blog.info/archives/78