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Indie Gamer Spotlight: Mommy’s Best Games
October 15th, 2010
By: GHR Superman
After spending some time at the Mommy’s Best Games booth at PAX East last march. We here at GamerHusbands Radio just can’t wait to see more. That’s why I have decide to make them the first indie game developer that I put in the spotlight in my new Spotlight series. Check out this trailer of the upcoming game GrappleBuggy.
Take one look at Mommy’s Best Games and you’ll know that they are different. Every part of their games from the innovative game play to the heart pounding music grabs hold of you and refuses to let go. If you don’t believe me, just go to XBLIG and download Shoot1up for 80 space bucks and see if I’m wrong. What makes these games so exciting and fun? The same things that made arcades and Atari so successful in the 80′s. The fast paced arcade style scrolling, the insane moves required to dodge oncoming projectiles and urge to try and beat that high score.
Let’s take a closer look at the people behind Mommy’s Best Games. The company was started by founders Nathan and Amy Fouts in 2007. They have since released three games, Shoot1Up, Explosionade and Weapon if Choice which are all available in Xbox Live. And they are currently working on, the very exciting, Grapple Buggy.
Here’s a closer look at their games:
Shoot1Up- Think back to the classic arcade space ship shooters like Galaga, then add fresh new graphics, heart pounding music, more features and power-ups, more fast action shooting and you’ve got Shoot1Up. MBG takes arcade style spaceship shooting to a new level as they put you in control of more than 30 ships at the same time in single player and over 60 in co-op. They also include a feature that allows you to adjust the game play to your level of difficulty. And you can’t beat the value of this game, it’s just 80 space bucks on XBLIG. That’s right, you can Shoot1Up for just $1 US on XBL.
Explosionade- This action packed reminds me of some of the great side scrollers like Metroid and Castlevania. It features destructible environment, 2 player co-op, and online high score so you can show off your high score to all your friends. And once again you can pick this game up in XBLIG for just 80 space bucks. At that price, what do you have to lose?
Weapon of Choice- Weapon of Choice holds the title of IGN’s Best of XBL Community Game of 2008. Once again MBG changes the way you will look at side scrollers as you battle through non-linear levels and face dynamic in-level branch decisions that lead to multiple endings. Add in unique weapons and powers for multiple playable characters, and you’ve got an award winning game. Download the demo today on XBLIG and if you want more you can download the entire game for 400 space bucks ($5 US).
Grapple Buggy (Soon to be released) GHR Superman and Teetock watched GHR Maverick as he got some hands on with Grapple Buggy at PAX East, and it was something else. The originality of the game was amazing. Who would have guest that a game about a little buggy driving around on a distant planet could be so gripping. But it left us wanting more. Once again this game incorporates upgrades dynamic decision branching, and multiple game based endings. Explore new heights with your grapple as you hunt through the planet Vald-End 317. And you choose weather to strip the planet of it’s valuable resources or rebel against your government as you fight to save the planet.
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Thứ Năm, 20 tháng 10, 2011
Too old.....NEVER!!!!!
I can see the future, a bold statement indeed, but one I believe, and here’s what I see……30 years from now gameshops Worldwide over-run by an army of pensioners hungry for the next installment of Call of Duty (which by then is set in deep space as the Human race battle a cyborg army and everyone still camps) or FIFA 40 or Gears of War XIV : 'The nursing home years' or god forbid Quantum Theory 2 (it’s been 30 years, we hoped you’d forgotten how bad the 1st one was….no we haven’t.) I know this because as long as there’s still breath in my body i’ll still be gaming & i’m not alone.
It’s sometimes thought, wrongly of course, that playing video games is the domain solely of whiney, shouty kids or angry teenagers with a penchant for tea-bagging & verbal abuse, those 2 groups exist of course , god do they exist, (better just say not all the young ‘uns are bad news….most of them, but not all) but there’s another group out there, large in number, occaisionally quite skilled, frequently quite drunk but always having a good time…..the ‘mature’ gamer.
Gamers like myself who have grown up with video games, gamers who spent hours playing Jet Set Willy & almost as long waiting for it to load, were mesmerised by Pac Man (or in my case Hungry Horace), and sat in awe as Sonic sped across the screen in his lush green World collecting rings & looping the loop, gamers that have been playing since it all began & will be playing for decades to come, I for one didn’t sit through hours of loading screens, poor graphics & laughable sound only to hang up my controller now it’s starting to get good!!!!
Fair play, it wasn’t all bad back in the old days but jumping over barrels & climbing up ladders to rescue a princess from a Gorilla didn’t quite enthrall me in the way going on a sniping mission deep inside enemy territory in ‘Ghillies in the Mist’ did.
So look out for me in 30 years time when you head out game shopping, i’ll be the one with the Master Chief slippers, the hover zimmer and a big, happy toothless grin from decades gaming, hope i’ll see you there.
It’s sometimes thought, wrongly of course, that playing video games is the domain solely of whiney, shouty kids or angry teenagers with a penchant for tea-bagging & verbal abuse, those 2 groups exist of course , god do they exist, (better just say not all the young ‘uns are bad news….most of them, but not all) but there’s another group out there, large in number, occaisionally quite skilled, frequently quite drunk but always having a good time…..the ‘mature’ gamer.
Gamers like myself who have grown up with video games, gamers who spent hours playing Jet Set Willy & almost as long waiting for it to load, were mesmerised by Pac Man (or in my case Hungry Horace), and sat in awe as Sonic sped across the screen in his lush green World collecting rings & looping the loop, gamers that have been playing since it all began & will be playing for decades to come, I for one didn’t sit through hours of loading screens, poor graphics & laughable sound only to hang up my controller now it’s starting to get good!!!!
Fair play, it wasn’t all bad back in the old days but jumping over barrels & climbing up ladders to rescue a princess from a Gorilla didn’t quite enthrall me in the way going on a sniping mission deep inside enemy territory in ‘Ghillies in the Mist’ did.
So look out for me in 30 years time when you head out game shopping, i’ll be the one with the Master Chief slippers, the hover zimmer and a big, happy toothless grin from decades gaming, hope i’ll see you there.
Phineas And Ferb 3D Game – Disney XD Games 63
New Disney Game – Phineas and Ferb
Disney released a new game. Phineas and Ferb 3D online game. Klick here to read the complete review.
The new game is available at the Disney XD discovery channel. Get ahead of the game before its officially released next week!
Disney is introducing the brand new DisneyXD game. Phineas and Ferb in: The Transport inators of Doooom!
Doofenschmitz is up to his old tricks again, and who has gone missing? Phineas! Help Ferb find his brother and try to help Agent P thwarth Doofenschmitz evil plans!
Check out this new exciting Disney XD online game before all others do at the Disney Cartoon network games website!
Check out Disney’s cartoon network to find a lot of amazing games and news. Disney offers a lot of cartoon games on their site. So head over to the Disney XD site and play the new Phineas and Ferb – The Transport-inators of Doooom! game!
Disney released a new game. Phineas and Ferb 3D online game. Klick here to read the complete review.
The new game is available at the Disney XD discovery channel. Get ahead of the game before its officially released next week!
Disney is introducing the brand new DisneyXD game. Phineas and Ferb in: The Transport inators of Doooom!
Doofenschmitz is up to his old tricks again, and who has gone missing? Phineas! Help Ferb find his brother and try to help Agent P thwarth Doofenschmitz evil plans!
Check out this new exciting Disney XD online game before all others do at the Disney Cartoon network games website!
Check out Disney’s cartoon network to find a lot of amazing games and news. Disney offers a lot of cartoon games on their site. So head over to the Disney XD site and play the new Phineas and Ferb – The Transport-inators of Doooom! game!
Thứ Bảy, 15 tháng 10, 2011
The End of Pre-Owned Games?
With the announcement of the PSN Pass, many gamers are asking themselves “Could this be the end for the pre-owned video game market?”.
Sony announced today that they would be implementing the PSN Pass which is a “network pass program” which would require the gamer to purchase the game new instead of used to have full access to the game content.
We first saw this when EA released Mass Effect 2 and Battlefield: Bad Company 2 which used a redeemable code to allow those who buy the game to access free and additional content. Those who buy the pre-owned version must either do without or pay for a new code.
Sony will roll-out the program with Resistance 3. Any games that are part of the program will come bundled with a code that can be used once, and grants users “full online access for that title.”
So what does this all mean for gamers? If you plan on pickup up games such as Resistance 3 in the future, then you won’t be able to access many of the game’s features without a “PSN Pass“.
Online pass programs are viewed as a way to combat the sale of used games, as publishers have often complained of never seeing any profit from that massive secondhand industry. Stores like GameStop receive full revenue on any pre-owned games, leaving developers empty-handed.
Microsoft has not released any information on future plans to implement a pass for their network, but many game developers such as EA Sports and THQ are implementing “passes” in many of their upcoming games to be released next year.
Sony announced today that they would be implementing the PSN Pass which is a “network pass program” which would require the gamer to purchase the game new instead of used to have full access to the game content.
We first saw this when EA released Mass Effect 2 and Battlefield: Bad Company 2 which used a redeemable code to allow those who buy the game to access free and additional content. Those who buy the pre-owned version must either do without or pay for a new code.
Sony will roll-out the program with Resistance 3. Any games that are part of the program will come bundled with a code that can be used once, and grants users “full online access for that title.”
So what does this all mean for gamers? If you plan on pickup up games such as Resistance 3 in the future, then you won’t be able to access many of the game’s features without a “PSN Pass“.
Online pass programs are viewed as a way to combat the sale of used games, as publishers have often complained of never seeing any profit from that massive secondhand industry. Stores like GameStop receive full revenue on any pre-owned games, leaving developers empty-handed.
Microsoft has not released any information on future plans to implement a pass for their network, but many game developers such as EA Sports and THQ are implementing “passes” in many of their upcoming games to be released next year.
Is Uncharted 2 Multiplayer a Joke?
I've recently gotten back into Uncharted 2 multiplayer. Well, I tried anyway. You see, after playing Uncharted 3's beta, I've concluded that the predecessor was so flawed, I don't see how I didn't see it for what it was prior.
Now before anyone discredits me, I consider myself an UC2 multiplayer vet. I normally do very well in my matches (at the top of the scoreboard most times) and have almost hit rank 60. I also have a platinum trophy in the game. I have logged in 14 days of mulitplayer in all. Now, seeing as I met most of my current friends list in UC2 and they play it often, I thought I'd give the game another "season". Shortly afterwards, I found myself putting down the controller and saying, as the Angry Video Game Nerd would say, "What were they thinking???"
Only after time with what I would consider a vastly improved sequel, I just can't take the cheapness that runs as a rampant excuse for "skill" in the game. Now, I don't think I even have to mention the abomination that is Situational Awareness. I'm sure many of you shivered as you read that. Well, I encountered a fellow in Elimination using just that booster... wielding a shotgun... standing motionless around a corner. Yeah, 'nuff said.
But wait, what about all that other garbage? What about the hair-tearing frustration that is corner shooting? In case you didn't know, corner shooting is when a player uses (abuses) the "lopsided" perspective of the third-person camera and will repeatedly move in and out of cover, usually with a FAL and Fleet Foot (faster movement while aiming), and shoot you, EVEN IF HE ISN'T VISIBLE ON YOUR SCREEN.
Then there's the bunny hopping. You know those guys who jump around like a moron, making them an extremely difficult (annoying) target? Yeah, those guys. Or maybe you've been killed by a dude who dropped a grenade when he should technically be dead by that point? Or the shotgun that only requires the user to face his camera in the general direction of the enemy?
When the Uncharted 3 beta initially began, a lot of people accused the developers of making the game "clunky". What Naughty Dog ACTUALLY did was limit the number of ways people could exploit the animations like they did in the previous game. If you noticed, grenades must be held up before throwing, diminishing the chances of the despicable "manual martyrdom". This goes for just about everything I mentioned above. The worst part is that if you don't follow the ludicrous play styles of these "elites", you'll suffer most times.
Now, I've had several friends ask me to a game of Uncharted 2, but I politely deny the request. After UC3, the garbage that goes on in UC2 is nigh unbearable for me: full-autoing weapons across the map with perfect accuracy, the ease of camping in the upper end of The Temple, the treasure cheating and game-breaking geometry glitches that still haven't been fixed, etc.
So, I have to say, I'm officially retired from UC2 multiplayer.
I will most definitely play through the game for a fourth time in anticipation of Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception, but for multiplayer, well, you guys can hit me up on November 1st. Hopefully, it won't turn out like the last one.There may not be another Zynga game in which Energy is more important than in Adventure World. Every switch thrown, every puzzle solved and beastie whacked costs you the Facebook game juice. Players often find themselves without Energy minutes into an Expedition. But this isn't the time for whining--it's time to show you the value of upgrading your Tools and how to do it.
Tools: The Game Changer
If you noticed, each piece of debris and monster has a life bar, and normally take multiple hits with your Whip or Machete to whittle down. This, of course, quickly becomes a waste in later Expeditions purely due to the amount of obstacles in your path. But increasing the amount of damage your various Tools inflict against said baddies could considerably reduce the Energy spend in-game.
For instance, say a Snake has three hit points and is Level 5. Since monsters can hit back in this game, it could take three to five Energy before an enemy goes down. Now, imagine if you had upgraded your Whip to Level 2. Offing that Snake would take just two to four Energy with a beefier Whip. The same situation applies to Tools like the Machete.
Adventure World Tool Shop inside
And Now For Your How-To
Adventure World Tool Shop outsideUpgrading your Tools in Adventure World is simple. All you need to do is head back to Base Camp from an Expedition, and look for a makeshift hut that should already be in place in your headquarters. When you click on the Tool Shop, a window will appear featuring all the Tools you've found thus far on your journeys. Click on the Tool you wish to upgrade.
Once you click on a Tool to upgrade, you'll notice that each Tool costs Coins to upgrade. That's it--no asking friends to help you out with materials or farming certain crops for special items. Just the goods you find during your travels in search of El Dorado. However, Coins are actually quite rare in this game, so you'll need to save and spend wisely.
When you have enough Coins for an upgrade, just click on the appropriate icon to pay up. Tool upgrades are also level-locked, meaning you must reach a certain level for most Tools before being able to upgrade them using Coins. If you're feeling impatient, you could always unlock access to those higher level Tools early using Adventure Cash.
Just One Small Catch...
However, some Tool upgrades do require an extra boost: your Tool Shop. Yes, the building itself can be upgraded, too. And this time, you will need items from your friends. (Just think of how things work in CityVille.) Luckily, you only have to do this about twice to unlock access to all of the game's Tools. Then, it's back onto leveling up to access new upgrades for Coins.
Adventure World Tool Shop Upgrade
Upgraded Tools are hands-down the way to go, if you want to save precious Energy for the good stuff, that is. You know, exploring ... uncovering the secrets of El Dorado? That kind of stuff. Your wallet might thank us later.
Click here to find all of our Adventure World Tips in one spot >
[Source: Zynga]
Have you upgraded your Tools in Adventure World yet? What other Energy-saving tips might you have for your fellow adventurers? Sound off in the comments. 1 Comment
Now before anyone discredits me, I consider myself an UC2 multiplayer vet. I normally do very well in my matches (at the top of the scoreboard most times) and have almost hit rank 60. I also have a platinum trophy in the game. I have logged in 14 days of mulitplayer in all. Now, seeing as I met most of my current friends list in UC2 and they play it often, I thought I'd give the game another "season". Shortly afterwards, I found myself putting down the controller and saying, as the Angry Video Game Nerd would say, "What were they thinking???"
Only after time with what I would consider a vastly improved sequel, I just can't take the cheapness that runs as a rampant excuse for "skill" in the game. Now, I don't think I even have to mention the abomination that is Situational Awareness. I'm sure many of you shivered as you read that. Well, I encountered a fellow in Elimination using just that booster... wielding a shotgun... standing motionless around a corner. Yeah, 'nuff said.
But wait, what about all that other garbage? What about the hair-tearing frustration that is corner shooting? In case you didn't know, corner shooting is when a player uses (abuses) the "lopsided" perspective of the third-person camera and will repeatedly move in and out of cover, usually with a FAL and Fleet Foot (faster movement while aiming), and shoot you, EVEN IF HE ISN'T VISIBLE ON YOUR SCREEN.
Then there's the bunny hopping. You know those guys who jump around like a moron, making them an extremely difficult (annoying) target? Yeah, those guys. Or maybe you've been killed by a dude who dropped a grenade when he should technically be dead by that point? Or the shotgun that only requires the user to face his camera in the general direction of the enemy?
When the Uncharted 3 beta initially began, a lot of people accused the developers of making the game "clunky". What Naughty Dog ACTUALLY did was limit the number of ways people could exploit the animations like they did in the previous game. If you noticed, grenades must be held up before throwing, diminishing the chances of the despicable "manual martyrdom". This goes for just about everything I mentioned above. The worst part is that if you don't follow the ludicrous play styles of these "elites", you'll suffer most times.
Now, I've had several friends ask me to a game of Uncharted 2, but I politely deny the request. After UC3, the garbage that goes on in UC2 is nigh unbearable for me: full-autoing weapons across the map with perfect accuracy, the ease of camping in the upper end of The Temple, the treasure cheating and game-breaking geometry glitches that still haven't been fixed, etc.
So, I have to say, I'm officially retired from UC2 multiplayer.
I will most definitely play through the game for a fourth time in anticipation of Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception, but for multiplayer, well, you guys can hit me up on November 1st. Hopefully, it won't turn out like the last one.There may not be another Zynga game in which Energy is more important than in Adventure World. Every switch thrown, every puzzle solved and beastie whacked costs you the Facebook game juice. Players often find themselves without Energy minutes into an Expedition. But this isn't the time for whining--it's time to show you the value of upgrading your Tools and how to do it.
Tools: The Game Changer
If you noticed, each piece of debris and monster has a life bar, and normally take multiple hits with your Whip or Machete to whittle down. This, of course, quickly becomes a waste in later Expeditions purely due to the amount of obstacles in your path. But increasing the amount of damage your various Tools inflict against said baddies could considerably reduce the Energy spend in-game.
For instance, say a Snake has three hit points and is Level 5. Since monsters can hit back in this game, it could take three to five Energy before an enemy goes down. Now, imagine if you had upgraded your Whip to Level 2. Offing that Snake would take just two to four Energy with a beefier Whip. The same situation applies to Tools like the Machete.
Adventure World Tool Shop inside
And Now For Your How-To
Adventure World Tool Shop outsideUpgrading your Tools in Adventure World is simple. All you need to do is head back to Base Camp from an Expedition, and look for a makeshift hut that should already be in place in your headquarters. When you click on the Tool Shop, a window will appear featuring all the Tools you've found thus far on your journeys. Click on the Tool you wish to upgrade.
Once you click on a Tool to upgrade, you'll notice that each Tool costs Coins to upgrade. That's it--no asking friends to help you out with materials or farming certain crops for special items. Just the goods you find during your travels in search of El Dorado. However, Coins are actually quite rare in this game, so you'll need to save and spend wisely.
When you have enough Coins for an upgrade, just click on the appropriate icon to pay up. Tool upgrades are also level-locked, meaning you must reach a certain level for most Tools before being able to upgrade them using Coins. If you're feeling impatient, you could always unlock access to those higher level Tools early using Adventure Cash.
Just One Small Catch...
However, some Tool upgrades do require an extra boost: your Tool Shop. Yes, the building itself can be upgraded, too. And this time, you will need items from your friends. (Just think of how things work in CityVille.) Luckily, you only have to do this about twice to unlock access to all of the game's Tools. Then, it's back onto leveling up to access new upgrades for Coins.
Adventure World Tool Shop Upgrade
Upgraded Tools are hands-down the way to go, if you want to save precious Energy for the good stuff, that is. You know, exploring ... uncovering the secrets of El Dorado? That kind of stuff. Your wallet might thank us later.
Click here to find all of our Adventure World Tips in one spot >
[Source: Zynga]
Have you upgraded your Tools in Adventure World yet? What other Energy-saving tips might you have for your fellow adventurers? Sound off in the comments. 1 Comment
Thứ Năm, 13 tháng 10, 2011
Phineas And Ferb 3D Game – Disney XD Games 63
New Disney Game – Phineas and Ferb
Disney released a new game. Phineas and Ferb 3D online game. Klick here to read the complete review.
The new game is available at the Disney XD discovery channel. Get ahead of the game before its officially released next week!
Disney is introducing the brand new DisneyXD game. Phineas and Ferb in: The Transport inators of Doooom!
Doofenschmitz is up to his old tricks again, and who has gone missing? Phineas! Help Ferb find his brother and try to help Agent P thwarth Doofenschmitz evil plans!
Check out this new exciting Disney XD online game before all others do at the Disney Cartoon network games website!
Check out Disney’s cartoon network to find a lot of amazing games and news. Disney offers a lot of cartoon games on their site. So head over to the Disney XD site and play the new Phineas and Ferb – The Transport-inators of Doooom! game!
Disney released a new game. Phineas and Ferb 3D online game. Klick here to read the complete review.
The new game is available at the Disney XD discovery channel. Get ahead of the game before its officially released next week!
Disney is introducing the brand new DisneyXD game. Phineas and Ferb in: The Transport inators of Doooom!
Doofenschmitz is up to his old tricks again, and who has gone missing? Phineas! Help Ferb find his brother and try to help Agent P thwarth Doofenschmitz evil plans!
Check out this new exciting Disney XD online game before all others do at the Disney Cartoon network games website!
Check out Disney’s cartoon network to find a lot of amazing games and news. Disney offers a lot of cartoon games on their site. So head over to the Disney XD site and play the new Phineas and Ferb – The Transport-inators of Doooom! game!
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