Resident Evil 4 HD Now Available on PSN Store

It's 20 bucks, which might be hard to swallow for just another re-release of the GameCube classic. 

It will probably be the best looking game in the series. The cell phone version on the other hand not so much. 

Street Fighter IV Coming To Android

Capcom is bringing Street Fighter IV to even more smartphone users soon. No price or date announced. 

Ninja Gaiden, Katamari Damacy, Ultimate Marvel Vs Capcom 3 Coming to PSVita

Apparently all of them are ports, with Ninja Gaiden's being a port of Sigma for PS3. Sounds good to me. 

Monster Hunter 4 Coming to 3DS

While the first couple of Monster Hunter games were enjoyed only by people who bought Sony products, Nintendo quickly took notice and helped bring the series over to their turf. It doesn't mean much to Americans, but in Japan it's like their Halo or Call of Duty. It's what the high school boys play when they're out of school. It's hard to believe that Sony let this slip out of their fingers so easily.

Dead Rising 2 Review

I've been playing it for the past couple of days, I can't really say I dug it too much. 

I admit I did enjoy the plot for what it's worth. The whole world is somehow used to zombies, and they even used Zombies for a game-show. After a massive outbreak in Nevada, Chuck Greene has to save his daughter Katey and prove his innocence. 

I kinda chuckled a bit at the Cure protest group in the game. Though some liberals (I am one by the way) might find it a bit offense as it makes fun of more "hippie" protest groups. 

The story has some surprising twists and turns, and I really liked Rebecca Chang. The sexy Asian news reporter is a key part of the plot, and proves to be a lot of eye-candy for Chuck. 

Anyways the main game is pretty much the same from the first Dead Rising. A huge mall filled with Zombies that you can destroy, stores you can mess with, and side-missions to complete. 

Plus tons of fun weapons to use. You can even create super-wacky combo weapons using the special maintenance room. 

Despite all those cool game-play features, what ruined the game for me were two things. Number 1 was the 3 Day time limit, and other minor time limits in general. Dead Rising 2 seemed like such a sandbox game, that you could just spend countless hours messing around. Lastly is your daughter Katey's need for Zombrex, a medicine that prevents her from changing into the un-dead herself. Not only do you need to find Zombrex in some random place, but you have to drop whatever you're doing and give it to her.  

Capcom is one of my favorite video game developers, and even though they've made fantastic games, they often come up with some of worst ideas to ruin them. They're a company that prides themselves into making games "harder", and sometimes harder means annoying. Dead Rising 2 could have been so much more, but I can't say I even want to go back and play the original. 

Score: 6 Out of 10

Dead Rising 2 Impressions

I actually never played the first game, but wanted to. Dead Rising 2 happened to be for rent on Blockbuster By Mail, so I decided to give it a shot. 

Unlike Capcom's Resident Evil series, there's a lot more zombies to face than the Raccoon Police Department ever had to deal with. 

Granted these zombies are slower, and you can sometimes run past them without fear of injury. Though killing crowds of them can prove to be a challenge. You are given are a lot of weapons as well, pretty much anything from chairs, handbags, axes, guitars, and guns can be picked up and used against the undead. 

There is a time-limit (do not want) for the whole game which inspires people to play multiple times I suppose, and I haven't gotten past day 1 of 3 just yet. Hopefully these game limitations prove to be much more fun than they sound. 

My Day Yesterday: Up and Early For Work

Woke up really early today to start a super-early shift at work. 

Work sucked. 

But I was able to get a good biscuit at McDonald's on break. I love breakfast. 

Then I went home and watched Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon. 

Also found out I was out of soda, so I had to get my mom to get me some on sale near her work before she came home. I was too tired to do it myself. 

Found out the next game Blockbuster is sending me will be Dead Rising 2. Didn't come in the mail today, so that means on Tuesday I will get it. Stupid labor day. 

Also watched my copy of Semi-Pro. 

And now it's time to go night night for yet another early day......

Resident Evil 3: Nemesis Impressions

I've played most of the series, even the classic old games, but I somehow skipped the 3rd game. Now that I got my hands on it, I like it. 

Jill Valentine was my favorite character in the series, and I'm glad to see her return. 

I also found it funny that Capcom got her outfit all skimpy. Sure a tube-top and a mini-skirt isn't a huge deal, but it's rather humorous to see Capcom get customers for some virtual eye-candy. 

I also like the change for a bit more action. One of the first games where you get slapped with a machine gun from the start. Also easy mode!

Though there's nothing easy about Mr. Nemesis here. I tried to fight him once, and he destroyed me with ease. After fleeing after the first try, the 2nd battle saw me take him down with a magnum. Too bad he's not dead for good. 

Ghouls N' Ghosts (Sega Genesis/Megadrive) Review

The Ghosts N Goblins series is known for it's frustrating difficulty, and it's legion of hardcore fans. 

You really do have to be hardcore to enjoy this game. It's brutally hard. The first level on easy is still harder than most games out there. 

You really only have about 2 chances not to die. Once with armor, and then in your boxer shorts. Once you fall into one of the many traps, there's not much time left. Game over. 

I can understand why so many people like the game. However I can't stand putting myself through so much pain. Games are suppose to be fun, not claw into your head and rip your soul in half. I like challenges, but I don't like impossible tasks. This was originally an arcade game, and I'm sure Capcom made so much money sucking up quarters with such an daunting adventure. 

Score: 4 out of 10

Street Figher Alpha 2 (SNES) Review

I never had much chance to play Street Fighter Alpha over the years, but I recently got my hands on the SNES version of the 2nd game. 

Alpha 2 of course started in the arcades, and that version looks much better than the SNES one. 

The graphics and sound do take a bit of a hit, but I didn't find it to be too troubling. There is a delay at the start of the match, that is a little annoying at first. Granted it doesn't effect your match at all. Another difference is (I believe) that some characters like Cammy White aren't available in the Super Nintendo version. 

The gameplay holds up pretty well, even after all these years. I like the fast speed, the power bar, and balanced difficulty. Granted the SNES version is never going to be the best version to have, I've quite enjoyed playing through it. I really need to get my hands on more Alpha games.

Score: 8 out of 10

Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 Coming This Fall: Roster Revealed

Despite all the new bells and whistles of the new version, some Neogaf nerd found out that the new characters are Ghost Rider, Hawkeye, Dr.Strange, Nova, Iron Fist,Rocket Raccoon, Vergil, Phoenix Wright, Frank West, Firebrand, Strider, and Nemesis.

Capcom Cancels Megaman Legends 3

Deciding that the world was no longer fun to be in, Capcom canned the long-awaited Megaman Legends 3 for 3DS and it's demo version for the E-shop. Boo!

Things I Like: Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition

I loved Resident Evil 4 on Gamecube, and I couldn't wait for the Wii version. 

The new Wii controls are much easier than the Gamecube ones. It's pretty easy to move around, and aim freely. However Capcom thinks so too, so they added more enemies to make the game tougher. I like my cakewalks Capcom!

Even the interactive cut-scenes have Wii controls in mind. They work fairly well. 

Plus all the content from the PS2 version is available on the Wii disc, which makes this really the best version to have. 

Things I Like: Okami

I know it was "better" on PS2, but I still got it for Wii anyway. 

The Wii version has it's fair share of problems, so if you have to choose go for the original edition. 

The main fault lies within the magic brush. It's just not very accurate on the Wii due to lackluster porting issues. I wish they had built it from the ground up on Wii instead of getting another company to make a rushed version of it. 

Gripes aside, I really enjoyed the hell out of Okami. The art style was sick, the plot engrossing, the characters were lovable, and the quest was as long as it was epic. 

Even though it does recycle bosses and areas a little bit, I really enjoyed every bit of Okami. I really need to pick up Okamiden on DS. 

Things I Like: Resident Evil: Apocalypse

Even though I hated the first movie, I gave the 2nd one a shot, and liked it a hell of a lot more. 

Milla Jovovich returns as Alice. 

And Sienna Guillory appears as Jill Valentine in one of the best (and sexy) cosplay attempts evar. 

The plot of the movie is deeply based on the Raccoon City incident of the 2nd and 3rd games. 

Nemesis was also a good re-creation, except that fucking fist-fight. 

Even though it has it's problems, I think it's a decent flick and one of the better video game movies.