Review: GTA Vice City Game

Title - Grand Theft Auto Vice City

Developer(s) - Rockstar Games

Publisher(s) - Rockstar Games

Genre(s) - Action

Platform - PlayStation 2

UPC - 710425375873

 System Requirements: Minimum Hardware Requirements

800 MHz Intel Pentium III or AMD Athlon

128 MB of RAM

8X speed CD/DVD drive

915 MB of free disk space

(+635 MB if video card does NOT support DirectX Texture Compression)

32 MB video card with DirectX 9.0 compatible drivers

Keyboard

Mouse

Recommended Hardware Requirements

Intel Pentium IV or AMD Athlon XP

256 MB of RAM

16X speed CD/DVD drive

1.55 GB of free disk space

(+635 MB if video card does NOT support DirectX Texture Compression)

64(+) MB video card with DirectX 9.0 compatible drivers

DirectX 9.0 compatible sound card with surround sound

Keyboard

Mouse

Gamepad (USB or Joystick Port)

 

 This compilation bundles together two previously released titles from Rockstar Games popular and controversial series.

 

 Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories lets gamers further explore Grand Theft Auto III's bustling metropolis, while Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories gets more mileage out of Rockstar's take on 1980's Miami. ~ Christopher Brown, All Game Guide

 Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is a stupendous thrill ride that shouldn't missed.

GTA IV is a violent, intelligent, profane, endearing, obnoxious, sly, richly textured and thoroughly compelling work of cultural satire disguised as fun. It calls to mind a rollicking R-rated version of Mad magazine featuring Dave Chappelle and Quentin Tarantino, and sets a new standard for what is possible in interactive arts. It is by far the best game of the series, which made its debut in 1997 and has since sold more than 70 million copies. Grand Theft Auto IV will retail for $60.

Review: God of War III on PlayStation 3

 

Title - God of War 3

Developer - Santa Monica Studio

Genre(s) - Action Adventure

# of players - 1 Player

Publisher - Sony Computer Entertainment

Platform - Play Station 3

 

God of War 3 is the first game in the series built from the ground up for the PlayStation 3, and the team behind the title spared no detail; the game feels like it has been painted on your screen. Even the flashback sequences, using more traditional animation and a hyper-stylized look, add much to the game. It's a clever way of showing what came before without dealing with the graphics of the past.

 

God of War 3 is more than an action game: It's the conclusion to the commercially successful and critically acclaimed series that acts as the 'face' Sony's entire gaming brand; what Master Chief is to Microsoft and Mario is to Nintendo, Kratos is to Sony. As such, God of War III was burned with a Herculean set of tasks. But while it lives up to the high bar set by the previous installments, it can't quite bear the weight of bringing the epic story of Kratos to a meaningful end. It's still a finely crafted action experience that fully showcases the PS3's immense capabilities but it isn't the satisfying conclusion that fans both want and need.

 

A great action experience, with plenty of thrills and memorable moments;

improves upon the franchise formula in almost every tangible way.

 

 

Summary: Set in the realm of brutal Greek mythology, God of War III is a single-player game which allows players to take on the climatic role of the ex-Spartan warrior, Kratos, as he scales through the intimidating heights of Mt. Olympus and the dark depths of Hell to seek revenge on those who have betrayed him. Armed with double-chained blades, and an array of new weapons and magic for this iteration of the trilogy, Kratos must take on mythology's darkest creatures while solving intricate puzzles throughout his merciless quest to destroy Olympus.